Jim Leyland Inducted into Hall of Fame, Lou Piniella Falls One Vote Short

Despite ranking 17th on the career list for victories as a manager, Piniella misses out on Hall of Fame induction until at least 2026.

Jim Leyland was the only candidate of eight under consideration who received the necessary 12 votes of the 16 committee members who were charged with making determinations on a ballot of managers, executives and umpires whose primary contributions to the game came since 1980.
Lou Piniella, who took three teams to the postseason in 23 years as a manager, got 11 votes, one short of the required number for induction into the Hall of Fame.
Piniella ranks 17th on the career list for victories as a manager, with 1,835. Everyone above him is in the Hall except Bruce Bochy, who is active; Dusty Baker and Terry Francona, who retired this season; and Gene Mauch, who never won a pennant.
Piniella won just one pennant, in 1990, when his Cincinnati Reds swept La Russa’s Oakland Athletics in the World Series.
Piniella, who cannot be considered again until December 2026, inherited a 98-loss Mariners team with a talented core (Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, Edgar Martinez) but no winning pedigree.