Cactus League Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Class

Cactus League Hall of Fame Trustees, made up of Cactus League board members, baseball executives and community leaders, selected the 2025 class:

• A University of Arizona alumnus, Hoffman converted from shortstop to pitcher in the minor leagues. He went on to record 601 saves, second all-time, and helped lead the San Diego Padres to the 1998 National League pennant. Hoffman spent 16 springs in the Cactus League with San Diego and Milwaukee.
• A native of Tucson, Hughes has spent more than 40 years as a radio play-by-play announcer in the Cactus League. After a season with the Minnesota Twins, Hughes joined the Milwaukee Brewers’ radio crew in 1984, teaming with fellow Cactus League Hall of Famer Bob Uecker for 12 years. In 1996, Hughes moved to the Cubs’ booth, where he joined another Cactus League Hall of Famer, Ron Santo, and he has remained the North Siders’ radio play-by-play voice ever since.
• Murphy worked for the San Francisco Giants from the time the club arrived on the West Coast after the 1957 season. Murphy started as a bat boy, and on his first day on the job he met a rising star named Willie Mays, who became a lifelong friend. Murphy soon became the home clubhouse manager, a position he held until his retirement following the 2022 season after 65 years with the club. The Giants’ clubhouse in Oracle Park is named for Murphy.
• Pies served as President of the Cactus League Baseball Association. He also chaired the Arizona Baseball Commission established by then-Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano. Pies was a strong advocate for Cactus League facility funding at a time when poor facilities threatened the existence of spring training in Arizona. Pies retired in 1998 as Tempe Director of Community Services after 30 years with the city.

Inductees will be honored in pregame ceremonies during the 2025 spring training season. Here is the schedule:

• Mike Murphy: Saturday, March 8, at Scottsdale Stadium
• Pat Hughes: Sunday, March 9, at Sloan Park
• Trevor Hoffman: Monday, March 17, at Peoria Sports Complex
• Ron Pies: Friday, March 21, at Tempe Diablo Stadium

The 2025 Cactus League Hall of Fame class will be featured in Play Ball: The Arizona Spring Training Experience and Cactus League Hall of Fame exhibit at Mesa Historical Museum, 2345 N. Horne, Mesa, Ariz.

The Cactus League Hall of Fame was founded in 2014. Here are the inductees, by class:

2014
Dwight W. "Pat" Patterson, Mesa Rancher and Businessman
Horace Stoneham, Owner, New York/San Francisco Giants
Bill Veeck, Jr., Owner, Cleveland Indians, 1946 - 1949
Hon. Rose Mofford, Arizona Governor, 1988 - 1991
Ted and Alice Sliger, Owners of the Buckhorn Baths, Mesa
Hi Corbett, Arizona State Senator, Tucson

2015
Hon. Jane Dee Hull, Arizona Governor, 1997 - 2003
Hon. Ron Travers, Mayor of Peoria, 1985 - 1991
Gregg Forwerck, Topps Photographer
Doug McWilliams, Topps Photographer
Ed Mailliard, Topps Photographer
Eddie Logan, Clubhouse Manager, New York/San Francisco Giants

2016
Del Webb, Co-Owner, New York Yankees
Gene Autry, Owner, Los Angeles Angels
Robert Brinton, Mesa Hohokams and Cactus League President
Jim Bruner, Scottsdale Charro and Maricopa County and Scottsdale elected official

2017
Ernie Banks IF, Chicago Cubs
Larry Doby, OF/IF, Cleveland
Monte Irvin, OF/IF, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs
Willie Mays, OF/IF, New York/San Francisco Giants

2018
Frank Robinson, OF/1B, Cleveland/California/Los Angeles Dodgers/Cincinnati
Manager, Cleveland/San Francisco
Gaylord Perry, RHP, San Francisco/Cleveland/Texas/San Diego/Seattle/Kansas City991.
Bob Uecker, Announcer, Milwaukee Brewers
Yosh Kawano, Clubhouse Manager, Chicago Cubs
Derrick Moore, Cactus League ballpark vendor

2019
Ken Griffey Jr., OF, Seattle/Cincinnati
Ferguson Jenkins, RHP, Chicago Cubs/Texas
Bobby Freeman, Organist
Roland Hemond, MLB executive
Robin Yount, IF/OF, Milwaukee

2020
Allan H. "Bud" Selig, MLB Commissioner and Owner, Milwaukee Brewers
Tony Gwynn, OF, San Diego
Alan "Al" Siebert, Groundskeeper, Peoria Sports Complex
Billy Williams, OF/IF, Chicago Cubs/Oakland
Vida Blue, LHP, Oakland/San Francisco/Kansas City
Vin Scully, Announcer, Los Angeles Dodgers

2021
No class selected due to pandemic.

2022
No class selected due to lockout.

2023
Bob Feller, RHP, Cleveland
Rollie Fingers, RHP, Oakland/San Diego/Milwaukee
Reggie Jackson, OF, Oakland/California
Randy Johnson, LHP, Seattle/Arizona/San Francisco

2024
Bruce Bochy, Manager, San Diego/San Francisco/Texas
Ron Santo, IF, Chicago Cubs
Rick Monday, OF, Oakland/Chicago Cubs
Don Carson, Restaurateur and Scottsdale Charro
Steve Vucinich, Equipment and Clubhouse Manager, Oakland

About the Cactus League:

Since 1947 the Cactus League Association has provided a forum to share operational efficiencies; establish and nurture business relationships with Major League Baseball franchises; and promote and fundraise for the Cactus League. With 15 MLB teams training in 10 ballparks across Maricopa County, the Cactus League in 2023 generated $710.2 million in economic impact and $418.5 million for Arizona’s Gross Domestic Product, according to a study by Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business. The Cactus League Association is committed to strengthening and promoting this vital industry while serving our communities and contributing to the quality of life for Arizona residents and visitors.