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

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

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced on Monday this year’s ballot for the Era Committee, which will focus on the Classic Baseball Era -- the period prior to 1980, including Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues stars. Dick Allen, Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Dave Parker, Vic Harris, Tommy

This story was excerpted from Christina De Nicola’s Marlins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MIAMI – Once the adrenaline wore off from capturing a World Series championship via walk-off fashion, the 1997 Marlins followed manager Jim Leyland’s

The Hall of Fame admits only a very select group of the greatest players in baseball history. Even within that limited club, there is a much smaller circle that is extra special: The One-Teamers. That crew grew by two in 2024, when the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) voted

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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- The first time Adrian Beltré signed up for baseball using birthday money, he just nee ded his parents to pay the monthly fee. “The first thing my dad asked me was, ‘What position are you going to play?’” Beltre said. “I didn’t reply, I didn’t know. He

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – In the middle of Jim Leyland’s first season as Tigers manager in 2006, the skipper once kicked the media out of his office in the visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field in the middle of a postgame press conference. His team had just completed a sweep of the

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Joe Mauer was a stoic, steady presence behind the plate for much of his 15-year career, all with the Twins. But the first sign that his Hall of Fame induction might test that came the night before his speech. As he stepped off the truck carrying him

There are some things that everyone knows about Adrian Beltré. A member of the 3,000-hit club. A fantastic defensive player. One of the best third basemen in baseball history. And as of today, an inductee in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. • Complete Hall of Fame coverage Oh, and

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Long before he became the face of the Rockies franchise -- and, officially on Sunday, a Hall of Famer -- Todd Helton was lifting players who weren’t even teammates yet. “I had dinner with him before I even made it to the big leagues, and he treated

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Baseball Hall of Fame opened its gates today to a former No. 1 overall pick who spent his entire career in his hometown of the Twin Cities, and a former Double-A backup catcher who spent 18 years in the Minor Leagues before spending a day in

COOPERSTOWN -- As Adrian Beltré soaks in the totality of his Hall of Fame experience this weekend, culminating in Sunday's induction ceremony outside the Clark Sports Center, the former third baseman took time to reflect on his very first steps as a professional after his signing by the Dodgers in

Jim Leyland will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Cooperstown, New York, alongside Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer. The popular manager, who led the Pirates to three consecutive National League East titles from 1990-92, was chosen for enshrinement by the Contemporary Era

When Induction Day rolls around in Cooperstown, the biggest thrill for a fanbase (outside of celebrating the actual player, of course) might be seeing its team's logo ensconced on the bronze plaque. The designation typically means that the player defined his career in that city -- or perhaps even led

A Hall of Fame is, almost by definition, a ranking of the best players to ever play the sport. We know from past research that something like the top 1-2% of players who reach the Majors get into the Hall of Fame, but what if we went a step further