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    Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame

    Class of 2016

    Kevin Millar

    • 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

    Andy Leonard

    • 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

    Dave Wills

    • 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

    Guy Gallagher

    • 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

    Ed Coleman

    • 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