Modern Era Committee Picks Honorees On Dec. 8

COOPERSTOWN -- Dwight Evans, Steve Garvey, Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Marvin Miller, Thurman Munson, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Ted Simmons and Lou Whitaker will be voted on for the Hall of Fame Class of 2020 when the 16-member Modern Baseball Era Committee meets next Sunday, Dec. 8.

The vote will occur Dec. 8 during the Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego, and will be announced live on MLB Network at 8 p.m. that evening.

Those elected by 75 percent of the votes be inducted in Cooperstown on July 26, along with players chosen by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, who will be announced Jan. 21, again on the MLB Network.

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