The group, the Today’s Game Era Committee, is made up of eight Hall of Fame inductees, five M.L.B. Selig and Schuerholz will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., in July. That, combined with the increased number of playoff spots, gave clubs from cities like Detroit, Houston, Kansas City and Tampa Bay entrée into the World Series in recent years. Schuerholz, 76, was the general manager of the Royals from 1981 until 1990 and presided over their 1985 World Series championship. Results of the regular annual election, the baseball writers’ vote on recently retired candidates, will be announced on Jan. 18.

Source: New York Times December 05, 2016 01:29 UTC