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Former Cubs manager Lou Piniella among Baseball Hall of Fame finalists

Brian KerseyAP

Former Cubs manager Lou Piniella is a finalist for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Former Cubs manager Lou Piniella is among the Baseball Hall of Fame finalists to be considered by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee.

The committee will meet during Major League Baseball’s winter meetings in Nashville, Tennessee. Results will be announced live at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 on MLB Network.

Four managers, two executives and two umpires are on the committee ballot, which features candidates whose primary contribution to the game came since 1980. The other finalists are Cito Gaston, Davey Johnson, Jim Leyland, Ed Montague, Hank Peters, Joe West and Bill White.