By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

Update: The "Hall of Very Good" has released new content surrounding their induction of "Macho Man" Randy Savage into their HOF.

- Included is an interview with Savage's brother, Lanny Poffo, talking about Savage's baseball career HERE.

- PWTorch specialist Michael Moore authored a column looking at Savage's top wrestling "baseball cards" HERE.

- The Hall of Good released a collection of baseball-themed video clips from Savage's wrestling career HERE.

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The "Hall of Very Good" issued the following press release Monday announcing "Macho Man" Randy Savage for their 2015 HOF class...

The Hall of Very Good is proud to, once again, open its proverbial doors to three new members…longtime member of the Minnesota Twins Jim Kaat, former all-time saves leader Lee Smith, and this year’s celebrity inductee, former minor league outfielder (and recent WWE Hall of Fame inductee) “Macho Man” Randy Savage.

Jim Kaat played 25 years in the Majors for six teams, including 15 for the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins. Along the way, he would collect 283 wins and 16-straight Gold Gloves. In 1962, Kaat would collect 18 wins for the Twins. It would be the first in a stretch of 15 straight seasons where the pitcher would win ten or more games.

Long before Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman were at the top of the all-time saves list, Lee Smith was, for more than 13 seasons, the leader of the pack. During his career, Smith played for eight different teams and saved an amazing 478 baseball games.

Joining Kaat and Smith is this year’s celebrity inductee…“Macho Man” Randy Savage.

Long before Savage was the “Macho Man,” Randy Poffo was an aspiring young baseball player. From 1971 to 1974, Randy spent time with farm clubs for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox.

In 1973, Savage followed in the footsteps of his father Angelo Poffo and embarked on a career in pro wrestling that would make him a household name by the mid-1980s.

“When he was playing baseball, he never spoke of wrestling. After his baseball career imploded, he became a Wrestler and never spoke of baseball,” Lanny Poffo said of his famous brother. “He focused on what he was doing with no other distractions except to be the very best!”

Jim Kaat, Lee Smith and “Macho Man” Randy Savage join former inductees Tommy John (2012), Dale Murphy (2013), Steve Blass (2013), Luis Tiant (2014), Tony Oliva 2014) and The San Diego Chicken (2014).

“The Hall of Very Good has a solid class for 2015,” said Out of the Park Baseball creator Markus Heinsohn. “Jim Kaat had a solid career during which he won an amazing 25 games in 1966, and you couldn’t go wrong with Lee Smith stepping out of the bullpen to close out games for you, with 478 saves during his time in the big leagues. Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage offers a glimpse at what could have been, had his baseball career held more promise.”

Thursday, The Hall of Very Good will be announcing the annual Glenn Burke Memorial Courage Award.

The Hall of Very Good™ Class of 2015 is also presented by Out of the Park Developments, the creators of the wildly popular baseball simulation game Out of the Park Baseball. Out of the Park Developments has made a generous donation to The Hall.

ABOUT THE LOGO: The Hall of Very Good Induction logo is courtesy of Todd Radom, the creative mind behind some of the sports world’s more iconic logos. Radom has created logos for the Los Angeles Angels, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, and the World Baseball Classic.

[ LINKS: HallofVeryGood.com , @HOVG , and Facebook ]

[Savage photo credit Wade Keller (c) PWTorch.com]

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