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    Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame

    Class of 2015

    Mike Sweeney

     

    • 5x American League All-Star first baseman for the Kansas City Royals, team captain (2003-07)

    • Career .297 hitter with 215 home runs, 909 RBI and 759 runs scored. Holds Royals record with RBI in a season (144) in 2000

    • Ranks 2nd in average (.299) and home runs (197) in club history

    • Currently special assistant to baseball operations for the Royals

    • Founder of the Mike & Shara Sweeney Family Foundation, a Catholic non-profit organization that encourages core family values among young athletes and unity between Catholics and Protestants

    • Proud of his Irish grandfather, John O'Shea, originally from Co. Cork.

    Jack McKeon

     

    • Only manager to win more than 1,000 games in MLB and in the Minor Leagues

    • Twice was named NL Manager of the Year (1999,2003)

    • Led the Florida Marlins to a surprising World Series Championship over the Yankees in 2003

    • Oldest manager in baseball history to win a World Series

    • Author of two baseball books: Jack of All Trades (1988) and I'm Just Getting Started (w005)

    • Irish Roots in County Sligo

    Shannon Forde

     

    • Joined the New York Mets as a media intern in January 1994

    • Graduate of St. John's University with a double degree in sports administration and psychology

    • Longtime member of Mets staff who is well loved and respected by sports media, as well be current and former Mets players and co-workers

    • Since being diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer in 2012, has been active in raising awareness of funds for the disease

    • First female inductee in the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame

    • Traces her Irish roots to Co. Meath. Husband John, was born and rasied in Co. Mayo

    Dave O'Brien

     

    • Play-by-play commentator for ESPN's MLB Wednesday Night Baseball

    • Boston Red Sox radio play-by-play announcer

    • Famously called both of Barry Bonds' historic home runs #755 and #756 on ESPN

    • Won Achievements in Radio award for "Best Play-by-Play" call (1998)

    • Irish roots in County Clare

    Bill Murray

     

    • Part-owner of the St. Paul Saints independent semi-pro baseball team, as well as the Charleston RiverDogs, Hudson Valley Renegades, and the Brockton Rox

    • Had two at-bats for the Grays Harbor Loggers of the Northwest League in 1978

    • Emmy Award winner (Writing) for Saturday Night Live (1977), Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner (Best Actor) for Lost in Translation (2003)

    • Star of comedy classics such as Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Stripes, Tootsie, Groundhog Day and What About Bob

    • Ancestral roots in Co. Cork and Co. Galway