Larry Izzo

Induction Year: 2020

Sport: Baseball

Larry Izzo has been a Suffolk County high school basketball official for 50 years, but also made his mark as a baseball scout.

A well-known MLB scout, he has been in the game for more than 40 years and is currently the head scout for the New York Mets for all five boroughs and Long Island.

Prior to the Mets, he was a scout for the Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals.

Throughout his career, he has drafted and assisted 20 players from Long Island that made it to the big leagues.