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General Summary: Each voting cycle, qualified members of the BBWAA name no more than 10 eligible players whom they consider worthy of Hall of Fame honors. To be enshrined, a player must be named on at least 75% of the voters' ballots.
- Will Ichiro be the next unanimous Hall of Famer? Ichiro will be on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time in 2025, and the only question isn't whether he's a Hall of Famer … It's not even whether he's a first-ballot Hall of Famer … It's whether he'll be the next unanimous Hall of Famer.
- CC can break the starting pitcher drought. CC Sabathia's arrival on the ballot in 2025 will mark the first likely Hall of Fame starting pitcher to become eligible on the BBWAA ballot in a while -- he's the biggest starting pitching name to enter the voting since Roy Halladay, who won first-ballot election in 2019.
- Last chance for Wagner. Billy Wagner just barely missed election to the Hall this year, receiving 73.8% of the vote and falling just five votes short of Cooperstown.
- Beltrán looks for another step forward. Just by the numbers, Carlos Beltrán's Hall of Fame case is very strong. His 70.1 career Wins Above Replacement rank eighth among center fielders all-time, he had 435 home runs and 312 stolen bases, and he was an elite offensive and defensive center fielder.
- Authorization: By authorization of the Board of Directors of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) is authorized to hold an election every year for the purpose of electing members to the National Baseball Hall of Fame from the ranks of retired baseball players.
- Electors: Only active and honorary members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, who have been active baseball writers for at least ten (10) years, shall be eligible to vote.
- Eligible Candidates -- Candidates to be eligible must meet the following requirements
- Method of Election
There are two paths to being elected to the Hall of Fame. The annual BBWAA election considers recently retired Major League players. The Era Committees consider retired Major League players no longer eligible for election by the BBWAA, along with managers, umpires and executives.
Jan 22, 2024 · Here’s the most important thing to know about the two-tiered voting system for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the second of which will be completed Tuesday with the announcement of the final members elected to the Class of 2024: If it seems exclusive and not inclusive, it is.
Since 1936, the Baseball Writers' Association of America has held the exclusive voting privilege to consider recently retired players for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the 75-plus years of voting, the process has evolved to reflect updated rules, most notably changes to the eligibility criteria and qualifications for earning election ...
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Jan 23, 2024 · Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer reached the necessary 75% support on the Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot in results revealed Tuesday night on MLB Network.
