Former players' union executive Marvin Miller and catcher Ted Simmons were both elected into the Hall of Fame by the Modern Baseball Era Committee. They are the first two member of the 2020 Hall of Fame class.
The Modern Baseball Era Committee considers individuals who contributed to baseball from 1970-1987 and who are no longer eligible through the writers' election process.
Miller, who died in 2012, helped institute free agency as head of the players' association in the 1960s and '70s. He was highly critical of the Hall of Fame selection process during his lifetime and fell one vote shy of induction for the 2011 class.