MLB: 15 players were eliminated from the ballot to the Hall of Fame, among them some of the best in history

After months of waiting, the Hall of Fame voting results Generation 2022. The announcement also revealed which players have been left out of the voting ballots having reached its tenth possible year for election and for other reasons. And boy was that a lot of those who have already been excluded, given that they are 15 the ballplayers and one of the best in history MLBthat they will no longer be able to go to the ‘Precinct of the Immortals’ on a regular basis.

The Baseball Writers Association of America or BBWA for its acronym in English, revealed how the voting for the Generation 2022 Hall of Fame was, David Ortiz having been the only one chosen.

This year also meant what would be the last attempt of several players to enter the ‘Enclosure of the Immortals’, but also the players who have already been ‘cut’ from the ballots for not having reached 5% of votes for continue to be considered.

The 15 players who have been left out of the voting for the MLB Hall of Fame

  • roger clemens
  • Barry Bonds
  • curt schilling
  • Sammy Sosa
  • Joe Nathan
  • Tim Hudson
  • Tim Lincecum
  • Ryan Howard
  • Mark Teixeira
  • Justin Morneau
  • Jonathan Papelbon
  • Prince Fielder
  • A. J. Pierzynski
  • Carl Crawford
  • Jake Peavy

Incredible as it may seem, major league greats won’t go to the Cooperstown Hall of Fame at least on a regular cycle. However, they could later be named ‘Hall of Famers’ if the Committee considers it so.

It must be remembered that in order to access the MLB Hall of Fame it is necessary to have 75% of the votes in favor. In addition, whoever has already appeared on the ballots 10 times without being elected, is eliminated for the following ones without having achieved that honor.


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MLB: 15 players were eliminated from the ballot to the Hall of Fame, among them some of the best in history