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Next year’s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is wide open
After Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, attention turns to the ballot for 2026.
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How many unanimous Baseball Hall of Famers are there? Ichiro Suzuki one vote shy
No, Suzuki in 2025 was one vote shy of being a unanimous Baseball Hall of Famer, joining Jeter in terms of percentage (99.7%). Jeter was inducted in 2020. The one voter who snubbed Jeter has not been revealed to this point.
Baseball HOF class of 2025 to be revealed, ballot includes Seattle Mariners legends
Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for Cooperstown. Rivera is the only player to get a 100% vote from the BBWAA, appearing on all 425 ballots in 2019. Derek Jeter was picked on 395 of 396 in 2020 and Ken Griffey Jr. on 437 of 440 in 2016.
Ichiro could be unanimous, others on the fence in Hall of Fame voting
There will be no wait for Suzuki, who will become the first Hall of Famer born in Japan and may become the first position player to earn unanimous election. New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who received all 425 votes in 2019, is the only unanimous inductee.
Will Ichiro Suzuki join Mariano Rivera as only players to get 100% of Hall of Fame vote?
Other bits of intrigue ahead of Tuesday's 6 p.m. announcement: Will CC Sabathia be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and is this the year Billy Wagner gets in?
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Ichiro is set to become Japan's first Hall of Famer. Here's who might join him
NEW YORK — Ichiro Suzuki is all but guaranteed to become the first Japanese player in baseball's Hall of Fame, and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos ... bases with Seattle (2001-12, 2018-19 ...
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How many unanimous Baseball Hall of Famers are there? Ichiro Suzuki one vote shy
Carlos Beltran fell five percentage points ... meaning one voter did not have Suzuki on their ballot. The Seattle Mariners legend could've become a rare unanimous inductee, but that will not ...
Hall of Fame mailbag: Ichiro’s missing vote, Beltrán’s splits, and a Yes/No ballot system?
The aftermath of last week's Hall election sure did leave a lot of questions hanging in the frigid Cooperstown sky. Let's answer them!
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