Sluggers Dick Allen and Dave Parker earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in voting from the Classic Baseball Era Committee. The announcement was made from the Winter Meetings in Dallas. Needing at least 12 votes of the 16 committee members (75% required), Allen received 13

The 2025 Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday. It is headlined by one of baseball's best hitters (Ichiro Suzuki), one of its best starting pitchers (CC Sabathia) and one of its best closers (Billy Wagner), each of whom could be in the same

Félix Hernández, eligible for the Hall of Fame for the first time this year, sits in the middle of an inflection point in baseball history. With 169 wins, a 3.42 ERA, a single Cy Young win, and a career that was essentially finished by age 30, he doesn’t measure up

Which Baseball Hall of Fame candidates are being overlooked by voters? Which ace starter has the best Cooperstown case? And how much does a short peak really matter? When the 2025 Hall of Fame class is announced Jan. 21 on MLB Network, the answers to those questions should become clearer.

There seems to be little question that Ichiro Suzuki will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer when the results are announced on Jan. 21, 2025. There is, however, one major question surrounding his candidacy: Will Suzuki become just the second unanimous Hall of Famer? While we won’t know for certain

It's not difficult to make the case against Bobby Abreu for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Just a cursory look at his Baseball-Reference page provides you with all the evidence you need. Only two All-Star selections. One Silver Slugger Award. No top-10 finishes in MVP voting. Very little bold type.

The results for this year's Hall of Fame voting will be announced on Jan. 21, 2025 -- but we're here to give you a sneak peak of what to possibly expect. We asked 55 MLB.com experts a variety of HOF-related questions and compiled all of the answers below. To be

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After receiving 28.8% of the vote in his first year on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot, six-time All-Star second baseman Chase Utley is up for consideration for the second time in 2025. Admittedly, Utley seems to be facing an uphill climb toward eventual enshrinement in

Now in his third year on the Hall of Fame ballot -- after registering a solid 46.5 percent of the vote in his first go-round and seeing a spike to 57.1 percent last year -- Carlos Beltrán's candidacy remains rather polarizing. On merit alone, the longtime center fielder has one

DALLAS -- Tom Hamilton heard the words "Hall of Famer” and immediately burst into tears. “Well, whoever had under 15 seconds before he cries, you won,” Hamilton said, laughing to stop his eyes from welling. It had been nearly an hour since he got the news, yet it still hadn’t

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Of all the accolades and accomplishments from Dave Parker’s legendary career -- whether it be his 1978 National League MVP, two World Series rings or multiple batting titles, Gold Gloves and Silver Sluggers -- one of his greatest touchstones in baseball lore is a picture of him wearing a T-shirt.

Billy Wagner is in his 10th and final year on the Hall of Fame ballot. He has one last chance, and he's so close. Wagner got 73.8% of the vote last year. He needs 75% to get into Cooperstown. He's made big gains on the ballot in recent years, and

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Since 2014, there have been 16 players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first year on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot. You should expect that number to go up with this year’s class. The BBWAA unveiled its 2025 Hall of Fame ballot on Monday. It

Among the tens of thousands of players, managers, owners, executives and other personnel that have made their marks on baseball, only a select 346 are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including 273 former Major League players. The Class of 2024 brought four new inductees, including three players.

The Hall of Fame's Class of 2024 is complete. Now the question becomes: Who's next? Three players punched their tickets to Cooperstown in 2024: first-timers Adrián Beltré and Joe Mauer, along with Todd Helton, who made it in his sixth year of eligibility. But what will the future Hall of

Through more than eight decades of Hall of Fame elections -- from Babe Ruth to Ted Williams to Willie Mays and so on -- the Baseball Writers’ Association of America has elected only one candidate unanimously, with Mariano Rivera being named on every ballot in 2019. Rivera's former teammate, Derek

The Hall of Fame ballot for the Class of 2025 -- announced on Monday afternoon -- features two powerhouse newcomers, the last chance for a dominant closer, longtime superstar outfielders continuing their push toward Cooperstown and more. After last year's class featured Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton, Joe Mauer and Jim

Some Hall of Fame candidates are no-doubt picks, cruising into Cooperstown on the first ballot. Other cases aren't so simple, requiring years of debate, hand-wringing, and consternation, as supporters try to change minds, and doubters dig in their heels. Sometimes progress is incremental, and sometimes it comes all at once.

NEW YORK -- Don’t look for Billy Wagner to go on a promotional tour during the next seven weeks to say why he belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame. His stats haven’t changed, and he is too busy coaching high school baseball at Miller School of Albemarle in Charlottesville,

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jim Kaat is just grateful that the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Golden Days Era Committee rewarded durability and dependability over top-end talent -- and very, very few in the history of Major League Baseball embodied those qualities as thoroughly as "Kitty" did. The left-hander is one of

NEW YORK -- The “OMG” Mets are going to live forever. The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., announced Tuesday that one of the Mets’ “OMG” signs will join the institution's permanent collection and will go on display in the "Your Team Today" exhibit. The sign, which Mets