Ted Turner on Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 19:38 · Archive
Ted Turner, the late Atlanta Braves owner, is among eight candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame's contemporary era committee.
The late Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner is among eight candidates on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame's contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires. The committee meets on 6 December at the winter meetings in San Diego. The Hall announced the ballot on Monday.
The other seven candidates are retired managers Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy, Joe Maddon and Lou Piniella, former general managers Sandy Alderson and Brian Sabean, and former player, broadcaster and National League President Bill White. A vote of 75 per cent is needed for election. Anyone chosen will be inducted into the Hall on 25 July alongside players voted in by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, whose balloting will be announced on 19 January.
Turner bought the Braves in 1976 and led the team until 1996, when Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner. He was a broadcasting innovator, turning WTBS into a superstation with national distribution. His Braves won the 1995 World Series title. Turner died on 6 May at age 87.
How it is being reported
- Ted Turner among 8 men on Baseball Hall of Fame contemporary era committee ballotThe late Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner is among eight men on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires that meets on Dec. 6 at the winter meetings in San Diego.Live5News · 2 Nov, 19:00
- Ted Turner among 8 men on Baseball Hall of Fame contemporary era committee ballotThe late Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner is among eight men on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires that meets on Dec. 6 at the winter meetings in San Diego.WISTV · 2 Nov, 19:00
In this story: Ted Turner · Atlanta Braves · Baseball Hall of Fame · Dusty Baker · Bruce Bochy · Joe Maddon · Lou Piniella · San Diego
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