Release
THE 2015 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF RANDY JOHNSON, PEDRO MARTINEZ, JOHN SMOLTZ AND CRAIG BIGGIO TO PRESENT THE TOP TEN LIST ON CBS’ “LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN,” WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7
The 2015 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame class of Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio will present the Top Ten List on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Wednesday, Jan. 7 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Johnson, Martinez and Smoltz were voted in Tuesday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on their first time on the ballot. Biggio was selected in his third year. For the first time since 1955, four players were elected in a single election, and it marks the first time ever that three pitchers were voted in on a single election.
Johnson is a five-time Cy Young Award winner who played for six different teams in his professional career, including the Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees. Martinez, who pitched for five teams, including the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets, won three Cy Young Awards and led the majors in ERA five times. John Smoltz, who played 20 out of his 21 MLB seasons for the Atlanta Braves, earned a Cy Young Award and eight All-Star selections in his career. Seven-time All-Star Biggio scored 3,060 hits while playing three positions throughout his 20-year stint with the Houston Astros. The Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for July 26 in Cooperstown, NY.
Also featured on the LATE SHOW Wednesday, Jan. 7 is an interview with actress Julianne Moore, who stars in the new film “Still Alice”; sportscaster Marv Albert, who will present his final and “best of all time” LATE SHOW sports bloopers; and a performance by music guests Catfish & The Bottlemen.
The LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN is a production of Worldwide Pants Incorporated. Barbara Gaines, Matt Roberts, Jude Brennan, Maria Pope and Rob Burnett are executive producers. Jerry Foley is the director.
CHEAT TWEET: 2015 @MLB HOF class @RJ51Photos @45PedroMartinez #JohnSmoltz #CraigBiggio present #Letterman Top 10 2morrow 11:35pm! (add Bit.ly link to release here)
RATING: TV-PG (Rating may change on day of broadcast due to specific subject matter.)
Photos available at www.cbspressexpress.com
Official CBS Web site: http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Letterman
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Letterman
CBS Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/CBSTweet
* * *
Press Contact: Kim Izzo-Emmet 212-975-3820 krizzo-emmet@cbs.com
Photo Contact: Jeffrey Staab 212-975-4107 jrstaab@cbs.com
