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Baseball's Missing Managers

Baseball's Missing Managers

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Paul White
Apr 23, 2024
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In 2014, the Hall of Fame’s Expansion Era Committee elected three recently-retired managers to the Hall of Fame. For each of them, it was the first year they were eligible to appear on the ballot, but no one questioned whether or not they belonged.

  • Joe Torre’s teams had won six pennants and four World Series while compiling a .538 winning percentage.

  • Tony…

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