Complete 2025 ballot|Hall of Fame inductions by year|A look at first-ballot Hall of Famers Headlines First-timers Ichiro, CC and elite closer Wagner elected to Hall Ichiro elected to Hall of Fame, JUST shy of unanimous vote Sabathia cements legacy as first-ballot Hall of Famer ...
Hall of Fame inductions by year Helton had to wait a while longer, having first appeared on the 2019 ballot. He pumped his fist when the awaited call finally came through. “I was pretty nervous,” Helton said. “I really didn’t think the phone was going to ring. When it rang, ...
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...
COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK - JULY 21: Inductee Todd Helton accepts his ring from Hall of Fame Chairman of the Board Jane Forbes Clark during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on July 21, 2024 in Cooperstown, New York. 2024 National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductio...
(top row from left) Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch, representing Bud Fowler, inductees Jim Kaat, Tony Oliva and David Ortiz after the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center at the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 24, 2022 in Cooperstown, New York.Getty...
Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Speech "Respect the game above all else" delivered 31 July 2005, Cooperstown, NY [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio.] What a beautiful day this is! I stand here today before you humbled and a grateful baseball player. I ...
The Hall of Fame has held an Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown every year since 1961. An Induction Ceremony was not held in 1950, 1958 and 1960 after voting resulted in no new electees, while no elections were held in 1940, 1941 and 1943. In 1942, Rogers Hornsby was elected but an Indu...
Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Speech delivered 26 July 2009, Cooperstown, OH [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio] Hey, hey. I hope everybody is having a great time. First, I would like to thank God, the Baseball Writer['s] Association of...
Every Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame |Baseball Almanac The all time pinnacle for any player or person associated with our national pastime is enshrinement into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Hank Greenberg said at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony, ...