OAKLAND, Calif. — Two-time Major League All-Star catcher and Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Ray Fosse will be enshrined in Athletics history forever as a member of the Athletics Hall of Fame. Fosse joins four-time All-Star “Captain Sal” Bando, Gold Glovers Eric Chavez and Joe Rudi, Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, and A’s Clubhouse Manager Steve Vucinich as members of the Class of 2022. 

Fosse, a 12-year Major League veteran, played for the Cleveland Indians, Oakland A’s, Seattle Mariners, and Milwaukee Brewers, compiling a .256 batting average with 61 home runs. A native of Marion, Ill., he attended Southern Illinois University and was Cleveland’s No. 1 draft pick in 1965. He made his Major League debut with the Indians in 1967 and spent the next six seasons with the Club. Fosse enjoyed his most productive season in 1970 when he batted .307 with a career-high 18 home runs and 61 RBI. He was named the American League All-Star catcher, received the Rawlings Gold Glove as the best defensive catcher in the American League, and was voted Co-Man of the Year with Sam McDowell that season.

In 1971, Fosse was named starting catcher for the American League All-Star team and received his second Rawlings Gold Glove. He was traded to the Oakland A’s in 1973 and played for the 1973 and 1974 World Champions in Oakland.

From 1986 to 2021, Fosse served as a color commentator for the Oakland A’s and occasionally on the A’s radio broadcast. He won an Emmy Award for Broadcasting in 2003, and he was nominated for the Ford C. Frick Award in 2004. 

Fosse was voted one of the 100 greatest players in Cleveland Indians history in 2002. He was named to the Oakland A’s 50th Anniversary Team in 2018 and was inducted into the St. Louis Hall of Fame on Feb. 11, 2019.

Ray and his wife, Carol, were married on April 4, 1970, and celebrated their 51st anniversary in 2021. They have two married daughters and four grandchildren. Ray passed away on Oct. 13, 2021, after a 16-year battle with cancer.