Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Jim Leyland, a legendary Major League Baseball manager who led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday night.
Leyland, 78, received 15 of 16 votes by the contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires. He will be the 23rd manager in the Hall of Fame. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Former Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland looks on during the national anthem prior to the game against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park on May 10, 2014, in Detroit. (Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Leyland was a manager in the majors from 1986 to 2013.
He guided the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1996, leading the team to the National League Championship Series from 1990 to 1992.
However, the Pirates lost each of those seasons. He spent two seasons with the Marlins in 1997 and 1998 before leaving for one season with the Colorado Rockies in 1999.