Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame
Class of 2016
Kevin Millar
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Former Red Sox first baseman who helped break the club's 86-year World Series drought in 2004
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Lifetime .274 hitter with 170 career home runs, 699 RBIs, 648 runs and an .810 OPS
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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)
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Co-Host of Intentional Talk on the MLB Network with Charlie Rose
Andy Leonard
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First native of Ireland to play in the Major Leagues
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Became one of five men to play regularly for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1869) to complete first fully professional team
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Played for Boston Red Stockings/Red Caps (1872-78) and Cincinnati Reds (1880), where he won six championships
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Lifetime .299 hitter with 715 hits and 481 runs scored
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The Irish Baseball League honors its most valuable player annually with the Andy Leonard League MVP Award
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Traces his Irish roots to County Cavan
Dave Wills
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Play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Rays since 2005
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Began broadcasting career as the voice of the Class-A Kane County Cougars in Geneva, IL (1991-95)
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Back-up analyst for Chicago White Sox broadcasts for 11 years before becoming one half of the Rays announcing staff
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Served as pitching coach at Elmhurst College and was interim head coach for the University of Chicago baseball team in 1990
Guy Gallagher
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Popular clubhouse manager for the Tampa Bay Rays
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Chief communications officer for MLB Clubhouse Managers Association
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Tampa Bay's Tropicana Field visiting clubhouse was voted second best behind Yankees Stadium in Sports Illustrated's poll of MLB players
Ed Coleman
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Long-time WFAN reporter for the station's New York Mets radio broadcasts
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Began working on WFAN in the 1980s providing overnight updates
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Co-hosted midday show Coleman and the Soul Man with Dave Sims in the 1990s
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Continues to host programs in baseball's offseason and serves as Mets beat reporter