Yesterday, The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced eight candidates eligible for election for the 2024 induction class. This year’s group is part of the rotating Era Committee voting process. This year’s cycle is for managers, executive and umpires from what is considered the Contemporary Baseball Era for contributions to the game after 1980.
Among the group of eligible men up for election by a 16-member electorate, as appointed by the by the Hall of Fame Board, are four former managers, two umpires and two executives.
Although the Braves organization was not represented by any of the candidates who spent time in a managerial or executive role with the organization, two men did spent part of their playing careers with Atlanta.