NEW YORK — Yankees owner George Steinbrenner will be on the Hall of Fame veterans committee ballot next month with former New York manager Billy Martin.
Steinbrenner owned the Yankees from 1973 until his death in July, and the team won seven World Series championships, 11 AL pennants and 16 AL East titles during his turbulent and blustery reign.
Martin had five stints as Yankees manager under Steinbrenner, who fired him four times and let him resign once.
Former union head Marvin Miller also will be on the ballot with players Vida Blue, Dave Concepcion, Steve Garvey, Ron Guidry, Tommy John, Al Oliver, Ted Simmons and Rusty Staub.
Retired Toronto, Baltimore, Seattle and Philadelphia general manager Pat Gillick also is on the 12-man ballot, the Hall said Monday. Results will be announced Dec. 6.
ESPN silences Miller, Morgan
BRISTOL, Conn. — Jon Miller and Joe Morgan are out as announcers on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” after 21 seasons.
Dan Shulman, long one of the network’s most respected play-by-play men, is a likely replacement, with Bobby Valentine a candidate to work in the booth as well, according to The New York Times. Orel Hershiser presumably would stay on as an analyst.
A’s win right to negotiate with Japanese star pitcher
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Athletics won the bidding for negotiating rights to Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, considered one of the top two pitchers in Japan, and have a 30-day window to work out a contract.
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