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My 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot—and Why I’ve Changed My Approach to Voting

Tom Verducci explains why he voted for three returning candidates he’d previously passed on.

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There’s Likely Only One Modern Hope for the Hall of Fame’s Forgotten Position

There have only been five true second basemen elected to Cooperstown by the BBWAA since Jackie Robinson’s induction in 1962. Can Chase Utley buck the trend?

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Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens miss out on baseball Hall of Fame again as latest inductees revealed

The latest inductees into baseball’s Hall of Fame were announced on Sunday

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Why Cal Raleigh Should Have Won 2025 AL MVP Over Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge beat out Cal Raleigh for the 2025 AL MVP award in a tight finish.

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MLB Awards Voting Process: Explaining How Each Award Is Decided

How are MLB awards voted on?

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Details of Arodlis Chapman's $13.3 million, 1-year contract with the Boston Red Sox for 2026

Aroldis Chapman contract details

The Independent UK

MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals

The Independent UK

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Voter who passed on Ichiro for Hall of Fame still a mystery after 321 of 394 ballots released

The Hall of Fame voter who declined to select Ichiro Suzuki remains a mystery

The Independent UK

SI:AM | One Vote Doesn’t Spoil Ichiro Suzuki’s Hall of Fame Election

The fact that there has only been one unanimous selection in the history of BBWAA voting renders the distinction almost meaningless.

Sports Illustrated

The lone voter who left Ichiro off their Hall of Fame ballot needs to reveal themselves

Bring back public shame.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Two Former MLB Stars Narrowly Missed Hall of Fame Induction in 2025 Class

Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones just missed out this year.

Sports Illustrated

Billy Wagner’s Whiffs Should Help Him Cinch Election to the Hall of Fame

The left-handed flamethrower is by some measures the hardest pitcher to make contact off of in MLB history. In his final year of BBWAA eligibility, his election may come down to the wire.

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The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Forgotten Position Has Some Hope—Just Not in 2025

Second basemen Ian Kinsler, Chase Utley and Dustin Pedroia each possess impressive credentials that could see them enshrined in Cooperstown one day, though they’re far from locks.

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Andruw Jones’s Hall of Fame Case Comes Down to His Historic Peak

He was one of the best players ever through his age-30 season. Then his production cratered, he was arrested for domestic battery and his MLB career was over.

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CC Sabathia Is the Best Hope to End a Long Hall of Fame Dry Spell for Starting Pitchers

The southpaw excelled as one of the game's last volume winners, combining a dominant peak with impressive career statistics compiled over 19 MLB seasons.

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Gerrit Cole And Wife Shine At BBWAA Awards Ceremony

Gerrit Cole and his wife's elegant presence at the BBWAA awards showcased unity, sophistication, and shared success in the world of sports.

Latin Times

MLB Hall of Fame 2024: Six Latino Players Vie for Coveted Spot in Cooperstown

Any players elected will be inducted during the MLB's Hall of Fame Weekend on Sunday, July 21

The Independent UK

Gerry Fraley wins BBWAA Career Excellence Award, top honor for baseball writers

The late Gerry Fraley has been honored with the BBWAA Career Excellence Award

Chicago Sun-Times

Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley among newcomers on Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

Todd Helton, who fell 11 votes short this year in ballots cast by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, and Billy Wagner, who was 27 shy, are among 14 holdovers.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Alanna Rizzo’s embarrassing rant about Jake Mintz doing his job was as ignorant as it was inexcusable

This was an awful, insulting segment.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball Hall of Fame Voting Winners and Losers

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Tom Verducci’s 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot

New inductee Scott Rolen is one of four players who received Verducci’s vote.

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