Ted Turner among eight on Baseball Hall of Fame contemporary era ballot

The late Ted Turner, former owner of the Atlanta Braves, is one of eight men named to the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s contemporary era committee ballot for managers, executives, and umpires, Atlanta News First reported. The committee will meet on December 6 during the winter meetings in San Diego to vote on the Class of 2027.

Other nominees on the ballot include retired managers Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy, Joe Maddon, and Lou Piniella, as well as former general managers Sandy Alderson and Brian Sabean, and former player and National League President Bill White, according to Atlanta News First.

The identities of the 16 voters for the committee will be announced closer to the meeting date. A candidate must receive 75% of the vote to be elected. Those chosen will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 25, alongside players voted in by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, whose results will be announced on January 19.

Ted Turner owned the Braves from 1976 until 1996 and was instrumental in turning WTBS into a nationally distributed superstation. His Braves team won the 1995 World Series. Turner passed away on May 6 at age 87, Atlanta News First noted.