Former Mets GM Sandy Alderson Named Baseball Hall of Fame Candidate

Former New York Mets general manager and team president Sandy Alderson is receiving consideration for baseball's highest honor.

Alderson, who helped build the Mets' 2015 National League championship team, was named Monday as one of eight candidates for the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2027.

The Hall of Fame announced its Contemporary Baseball Era ballot for managers, executives and umpires, recognizing individuals whose primary contributions to baseball came since 1980.

Alderson, 78, joins managers Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy, Joe Maddon and Lou Piniella, along with former San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean, former Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner and former National League president Bill White.

For Mets fans, Alderson is best remembered for helping assemble the pitching staff that carried New York to the 2015 World Series.

He became the team's general manager following the 2010 season and oversaw the development of a roster featuring young pitchers Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz.

Alderson also acquired Yoenis Céspedes during the 2015 season, providing an offensive boost that helped the Mets capture their first National League East title since 2006.

New York ultimately defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in the postseason before losing to the Kansas City Royals in five games in the World Series.

Alderson earned Baseball America's Executive of the Year award for his work that season.

His accomplishments extend well beyond his time in Queens.

As general manager of the Oakland Athletics from 1983 through 1997, Alderson helped build teams that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1988 through 1990, including the 1989 World Series championship.

He subsequently served as Major League Baseball's executive vice president for baseball operations before becoming CEO of the San Diego Padres from 2005 through 2009.

Alderson later returned to the Mets organization as team president following Steve Cohen's purchase of the franchise in 2020.

His fellow candidates include Bochy, who managed the Padres to the 1998 World Series, and Maddon, who previously managed the Los Angeles Angels.

The 16-member Contemporary Baseball Era Committee will vote December 6 during baseball's Winter Meetings in San Diego.

Candidates need at least 12 votes for election.

Those elected will be inducted July 25, 2027, in Cooperstown, New York.