Dusty Baker Poised for 2027 Hall of Fame Committee Ballot

Overview

• The Chicago Sun-Times reported July 27 that Baker has emerged as a leading candidate and is expected to appear on the Contemporary Era Non-Players Committee's eight-person ballot.
• The committee route is the usual path for managers and other non-players and will hold a December vote that requires a supermajority to elect candidates to the Hall of Fame.
• Bruce Bochy is also expected on the committee ballot while former catcher Buster Posey will appear on the BBWAA player ballot, a grouping that could give the 2027 class a strong Giants presence.
• Baker, 77, emphasized his good health after earlier bouts with prostate cancer and mini-strokes and disputed long-running reports that he left the Giants in 2002 over a pay fight with Peter Magowan.
• If the committee elects Baker he would become one of the rare managers admitted to Cooperstown and could be the first Black manager chosen by that route, underscoring the unusual impact a committee vote can have on the Hall's classes.