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The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
Fewer than 70 athletes are known to have played in both Major League Baseball (MLB) [a] and the National Football League (NFL). This includes two Heisman Trophy winners (Vic Janowicz and Bo Jackson) [1] and seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Red Badgro, [2] Paddy Driscoll, [3] George Halas, [4] Ernie Nevers, [5] Ace Parker, [6] Jim Thorpe, [7] and Deion Sanders). [8]
Within the Early Baseball Era Committee, the Hall of Fame announced a Special Early Baseball Overview Committee to form a ballot of 10 Negro League players for consideration; the special committee was led by former commissioner Bud Selig in a non-voting role. [11] The ballot was announced on November 5, and the voting was held on December 5.
Among the seven players nominated, first baseman Steve Garvey earned the highest vote total during the 15 years players were eligible for the Hall of Fame via the writers' ballot – earning 42.6% ...
The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame voting is complete, with Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner getting their calls to the Hall. ... Potential newcomers on the 2029 Hall of Fame ballot: 1B/DH ...
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner.
The list of players appearing on the BBWAA ballot was released on November 21, 2022; the results were announced on January 24, 2023. There were 14 players carried over from the 2022 ballot, [3] [4] who garnered at least 5% of the vote and were still eligible for election, as well as 14 players whose last major league appearance was in 2017 and were chosen by a screening committee. [5]
Here are all 14 first-time candidates on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot: OF Carlos González. OF Curtis Granderson. SP Félix Hernández. OF Adam Jones. 2B Ian Kinsler. C Russell Martin. C ...