Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston receives prestigious award from Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston received a prestigious award from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) today announced that Dusty Baker, Cito Gaston, Willie Randolph, and Jerry Manuel will make up the 2025 Hall of Game Class, presented by Hy-Vee, with Tony Reagins receiving the inaugural JL Wilkinson «Innovator» Award.
The distinguished class will be officially inducted in ceremonies on Saturday, October 4th from the Sheraton Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City.
«It is my distinct honor to welcome Dusty Baker, Cito Gaston, Willie Randolph and Jerry Manuel to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's Hall of Game and to award Tony Reagins with the JL Wilkinson Innovator Award,» said Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. «They embody the winning spirit and leadership of the Negro Leagues, through their on and off-field endeavors. They are all leaders and innovators who have continued to move the great game of baseball forward while embracing the greats of Black baseball's past.»
Established by the NLBM in 2014, the Hall of Game is a national baseball celebration that annually honors former MLB greats who embodied the spirit and signature style of the Negro Leagues.
The 2025 inductees will join baseball greats from the previous classes, which have included some of the game's biggest and brightest stars such as Roberto Clemente, Joe Morgan, Rickey Henderson, Ozzie Smith, Dave Winfield, Dwight Gooden, the late Dave Parker and Dick Allen amongst a legendary group of others. In addition to the induction ceremony,
A legend in our game 🐐 Congratulations to our all-time winningest Manager - Cito Gaston - on being named to @NLBMuseumKC's Hall of Game!
Game honorees also will receive permanent recognition as part of the future Buck O'Neil Education and Research Center being developed by the NLBM at the site of the Paseo YMCA, the birthplace of the Negro Leagues.
The celebration of African American managers is connected to the museum's groundbreaking exhibit, entitled «Leaders and Innovators,» that's on display through March 2026.
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