Gaston among Negro Leagues Baseball Museum 2025 Hall of Game honorees

Legendary Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston is one of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s 2025 Hall of Game honourees. Photo: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

August 26, 2025

Official Negro Leagues Museum News Release

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is proud to announce that Dusty Baker, former Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston, Willie Randolph, and Jerry Manuel will make up the 2025 Hall of Game Class, with Tony Reagins receiving the inaugural JL Wilkinson “Innovator” Award.

Established by the NLBM in 2014, the Hall of Game honours former MLB greats who played the game in the spirit and signature style that made Negro Leagues Baseball a fan favorite.

“It is my distinct honour 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.

The ceremony honouring the 2025 Hall of Fame Game Class will be held on October 4 at the Sheraton Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo.