Ichiro, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner Elected To the Baseball Hall Of Fame

[pwaldo]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/...l-of-fame.html

The Hall of Fame announced the results of this year’s Baseball Writers Association of America voting. Ichiro, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner topped the 75% threshold for induction. They’ll join Dick Allen and Dave Parker in the 2025 class. Allen and Parker were elected by the Classic Baseball Era committee at the Winter Meetings. Ichiro appeared on 99.7% of the ballots, falling one vote shy of unanimity.

Two of the three inductees, Ichiro and Sabathia, get into Cooperstown on their first year. Wagner gets in on his 10th and final opportunity. He’d fallen just a percentage point shy last winter and jumped beyond an 82% vote share with the writers having their last chance to elect him.

Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones find themselves within shouting distance of induction. Beltrán appeared on 70.3% of ballots in his third year of eligibility. That’s a marked jump from last year’s approximate 57% vote share, giving him a solid chance at election next offseason. Jones appeared on 66.2% of ballots, up around five points from last winter. He has two more seasons of eligibility.

No one else received a vote share of 40% or higher. Aside from Ichiro and Sabathia, the only first-time candidates who reached the 5% cutoff necessary to stay on the ballot were Félix Hernández (20.6%) and Dustin Pedroia (11.9%). Wagner was the only person in his final year of eligibility. No returning candidates dropped below a 5% vote share, so the only players who fell off the ballot were the first-time candidates who received minimal support.

The big question of next year’s class is whether Beltrán and (less likely) Jones will be elected. Manny Ramírez will be entering his final year of eligibility and is likely to drop off the ballot after receiving around 34% of the vote this year. Cole Hamels leads the crop of first-ballot players in what’ll likely be a smaller class than this year’s group of inductees.

[ethunder]

Sabathia was a first ballot hall of famer and Beltran is incredibly close. I have to look at his career stats as I don't realize he would be in contention.

[pwaldo]

Sabathia was a first ballot hall of famer and Beltran is incredibly close. I have to look at his career stats as I don't realize he would be in contention.

The Hall of Fame voters are bit weird with their selections. Before you knew if somebody was getting in but now they have wild swings where somebody iffy goes in on the first ballot and guys who looked like locks either fall off the ballot or they languish in limbo for forever. It looks like they are set up on having at least Beltran or Jones making it next year but it is weird because Beltran keeps gaining a ton of support every year yet Andruw really hasn't gained much comparatively. And while most players have lost votes you have the sicko Omar Vizquel actually gain a few votes over last year. How is he picking up votes where other guys are stalling?