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My 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot—and Why I’ve Changed My Approach to Voting

Tom Verducci explains why he voted for three returning candidates he’d previously passed on.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 20

There’s Likely Only One Modern Hope for the Hall of Fame’s Forgotten Position

There have only been five true second basemen elected to Cooperstown by the BBWAA since Jackie Robinson’s induction in 1962. Can Chase Utley buck the trend?

Sports Illustrated · Jan 15

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens miss out on baseball Hall of Fame again as latest inductees revealed

The latest inductees into baseball’s Hall of Fame were announced on Sunday

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025

Voter who passed on Ichiro for Hall of Fame still a mystery after 321 of 394 ballots released

The Hall of Fame voter who declined to select Ichiro Suzuki remains a mystery

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

SI:AM | One Vote Doesn’t Spoil Ichiro Suzuki’s Hall of Fame Election

The fact that there has only been one unanimous selection in the history of BBWAA voting renders the distinction almost meaningless.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 22, 2025

The lone voter who left Ichiro off their Hall of Fame ballot needs to reveal themselves

Bring back public shame.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 22, 2025

Two Former MLB Stars Narrowly Missed Hall of Fame Induction in 2025 Class

Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones just missed out this year.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 22, 2025

Billy Wagner’s Whiffs Should Help Him Cinch Election to the Hall of Fame

The left-handed flamethrower is by some measures the hardest pitcher to make contact off of in MLB history. In his final year of BBWAA eligibility, his election may come down to the wire.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 17, 2025

The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Forgotten Position Has Some Hope—Just Not in 2025

Second basemen Ian Kinsler, Chase Utley and Dustin Pedroia each possess impressive credentials that could see them enshrined in Cooperstown one day, though they’re far from locks.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 2, 2025

Andruw Jones’s Hall of Fame Case Comes Down to His Historic Peak

He was one of the best players ever through his age-30 season. Then his production cratered, he was arrested for domestic battery and his MLB career was over.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 19, 2024