In 2025, Abreu's support ticked up to 19.5%, but that still leaves a lot of work to do. 2030 ballot Top first-time candidates: TBDIt’s still too early to say if any clear Hall of Famers will debut on the 2030 ballot, as we wait to see which free agents find homes for 2025 ...
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot boom was back in a big way with the announcement of a three-person Class of 2024 on Tuesday night. Masterful third baseman Adrián Beltré and decorated Twins catcher Joe Mauer both achiev
to receive 75 percent of the votes to be elected. There is no set number of players elected each year. No write-in votes are permitted, and the ballot is formed of those players who received a vote on a minimum of 5 percent of the ballots cast in the preceding election or those who...
The 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot marks my 25th consecutive year of fulfilling this incredible privilege as a BBWAA voter. That first ballot came in late 1999, and I mailed it back just before the new millennium arrived with Carlton Fisk and Tony Perez in Cooperstown. We have elected 45...
ESPN MLB experts Bradford Doolittle and David Schoenfield take a look at the candidacies of some of the leading vote-getters on the BBWAA ballot to date and weigh their Hall of Fame chances for this year -- and beyond.Players are listed in order of their current balloting percentage,v...
2025 Hall of Fame candidate recap: Dave Parker What ballot he was on:2025 Classic Baseball Era Committee ballot How he did:Elected to the Hall of Fame on Dec. 8, 2024, with 14 of 16 votes Previous known times he’d been aVeterans Committee or Era Committee candidate:3 ...
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's board of directors denied Curt Schilling's request to be removed from the 2022 Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot in an unanimous vote Thursday. Schilling will remain eligible for the BBWAA ballot for the 10th and...
crowds venturing to Cooperstown next July. However, let’s take a look at a potential ballot. Remember, the “Expansion” era is up first, so The Boss is up for election immediately. There will be 12 names on the expansion era ballot, made up of players, managers, umpires, and ...
ESPN Host Dan LeBatard Shares Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot with Deadspin Readers, Creates Another Floundering Moment for ProcessHighly questionable, Dan LeBatard.Highly debatable. And highly open to ridicule given...Hoffarth, Tom
With the 2024 Hall of Fame ballot being unveiled Monday, it's worth taking a look at both the biggest returning names still seeking election, and the top newcomers who will be Hall of Fame-eligible for the first time. These are the nine storylines to wat