Yount will be part of Hall committee

Former Milwaukee Brewers great Robin Yount will be on the 16-man committee that decides Sunday if anyone who had been passed over for Cooperstown now will get elected.

Hall of Famers George Brett, Rod Carew, Dennis Eckersley, Don Sutton and Dave Winfield are also on the committee.

Steve Garvey, Jack Morris and Tommy John are among the 10 candidates being considered for enshrinement, along with longtime players’ union head Marvin Miller. Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Ted Simmons, Luis Tiant and Alan Trammell also are on the Modern Baseball Era ballot, which recognizes those whose biggest contributions came from 1970-’87.

Seventy-five percent — 12 votes — are needed for election. Results will be announced at the winter meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

The Hall said Monday two other Hall of Famers, former Atlanta manager Bobby Cox and current Braves vice chairman John Schuerholz, also are on the committee.

Thornberg, Red Sox agree on deal: Right-hander Tyler Thornburg and the Boston Red Sox agreed to a $2.05 million, one-year contract that avoided arbitration and matched his 2017 salary.

The 29-year-old missed last season with a right shoulder impingement after the Red Sox acquired him from Milwaukee on Dec. 6.

It’s official: Aaron Boone’s hiring has been finalized by the New York Yankees, who gave the ESPN broadcaster a three-year contract to succeed Joe Girardi as manager.

Boone, 44, never has been a manager or even a coach at any level since retiring as a player after the 2009 season.