Theo Epstein
Theo Epstein assembled the 2004 Red Sox that broke an 86-year championship drought; later he put together the 2016 Cubs that won their first World Series in 108 years.
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Joe West
Joe West was a Major League Baseball umpire 43 seasons from 1976-2021 and worked 5,460 games – the most in big league baseball history.
Read More >Ed Montague
The son of the scout who signed Willie Mays, umpire Ed Montague was the crew chief for four World Series; only Cooperstown class of ’53 ump Bill Klem did it more.
Read More >Jerome Holtzman
The inventor of the “save” statistic, Jerome Holtzman served as the official historian of Major League Baseball from 1999 until his death in 2008.
Read More >Max Patkin
Max Patkin gave up a Joe DiMaggio HR in WWII Hawaii & followed him around the bases in mock anger; soon he became the Clown Prince of Baseball.
Read More >Vin Scully
Considered by most to be the greatest sportscaster of all time, Vin Scully called Dodger games from 1950-2016, a record 67 seasons.
Read More >Bruce Froemming
Bruce Froemming called 111 post-season games, 22 in the World Series, 52 in the NLCS, and 37 in the Division Series; he also umpired 5,163 in the regular season.
Read More >Dale Scott
MLB’s first openly-gay umpire, Dale Scott worked 3 All Star games, 12 Divisional Series, 6 League Championship Series, and 3 World Series.
Read More >Al Munro Elias
Founded by Al Munro Elias, the Elias Sports Bureau today serves as the official statistician for MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MSL, and the WNBA.
Read More >Ford Frick
Ford Frick was President of the National League, Commissioner of Baseball, and a co-founder of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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