CLASS OF 2016

Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame

Former Red Sox first baseman who helped break the club's 86-year World Series drought in 2004
Lifetime .274 hitter with 170 career home runs, 699 RBIs, 648 runs and an .810 OPS
11-year MLB career featured stints with the Florida Marlins (1998-2002); Boston Red Sox (2003-05); Baltimore Orioles (2006-08); and Toronto Blue Jays (2009)
Co-Host of Intentional Talk on the MLB Network with Charlie Rose

First native of Ireland to play in the Major Leagues
Became one of five men to play regularly for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1869) to complete first fully professional team
Played for Boston Red Stockings/Red Caps (1872-78) and Cincinnati Reds (1880), where he won six championships
Lifetime .299 hitter with 715 hits and 481 runs scored
The Irish Baseball League honors its most valuable player annually with the Andy Leonard League MVP Award
Traces his Irish roots to County Cavan

Play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Rays since 2005
Began broadcasting career as the voice of the Class-A Kane County Cougars in Geneva, IL (1991-95)
Back-up analyst for Chicago White Sox broadcasts for 11 years before becoming one half of the Rays announcing staff
Served as pitching coach at Elmhurst College and was interim head coach for the University of Chicago baseball team in 1990

Popular clubhouse manager for the Tampa Bay Rays
Chief communications officer for MLB Clubhouse Managers Association
Tampa Bay's Tropicana Field visiting clubhouse was voted second best behind Yankees Stadium in Sports Illustrated's poll of MLB players

Long-time WFAN reporter for the station's New York Mets radio broadcasts
Began working on WFAN in the 1980s providing overnight updates
Co-hosted midday show Coleman and the Soul Man with Dave Sims in the 1990s
Continues to host programs in baseball's offseason and serves as Mets beat reporter