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The results were announced on January 22, 2019, [1] with the BBWAA electing Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martínez, and Mike Mussina to the Hall of Fame. Rivera and Halladay were elected in their first year of eligibility, while Martínez was elected in his last year of eligibility.
Mariano Rivera becomes the first unanimous Hall of Fame selection in history.
Rivera was the second Panamanian player to be elected to the Hall of Fame after Rod Carew, [252] and the eighth relief pitcher. [346] He was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 21, 2019, in Cooperstown, New York. [347] The ceremony was attended by 55,000 people, the second-largest crowd for a Hall of Fame induction. [348]
Before Mariano Rivera, Ken Griffey Jr. held the highest percentage, 99.32 percent. Hall of Fame 2019 results: Yankees legend Mariano Rivera is first player to get 100 percent of votes [Video] Skip ...
Mariano Rivera thought he might have "a good shot" at being a Hall of Famer, but he never imagined he would make history. Ever humble Mariano Rivera says unanimous Hall vote was 'beyond my ...
The 2019 vote elected former catcher Ted Simmons, and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) leader Marvin Miller, who died in 2012. Simmons and Miller each received at least 75% of the votes, earning election to the Hall of Fame. [29] Those not elected remain potential candidates for the next Modern Era Committee ballot for 2023.
Mariano Rivera remained the only player to get 100% of the vote from the BBWAA, appearing on all 425 ballots in 2019. Derek Jeter was chosen on 395 of 396 in 2020.
While Mariano Rivera remains the only Hall of Famer to be voted in unanimously by the Baseball Writers Association of America, Ichiro joins Derek Jeter (2020) as inductees who were one vote shy of ...