theScore's mock HOF ballot: We vote 3 players in, our users shut out class
With the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame class set to be announced on Tuesday, 13 of theScore's news editors submitted mock ballots revealing which players they believe are worthy of enshrinement in Cooperstown. We also have the results of our user ballot at the bottom of the article.
Inducted
Players | Votes | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Adrián Beltré | 12 | 92% |
Joe Mauer | 11 | 85% |
Todd Helton | 10 | 77% |
Our panel of judges elected three members into the Hall of Fame. Adrián Beltré leads the class, receiving all but one vote in his first year on the ballot. He's joined by fellow first-timer Joe Mauer as well as Todd Helton, who's in his sixth year of eligibility. Helton fell one vote shy of election on our ballot last season.
Missed the cut
Players | Votes | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Carlos Beltran | 9 | 69% |
Billy Wagner | 9 | 69% |
Andruw Jones | 9 | 69% |
Alex Rodriguez | 9 | 69% |
Manny Ramirez | 9 | 69% |
Chase Utley | 7 | 54% |
Gary Sheffield | 7 | 54% |
Bobby Abreu | 6 | 46% |
Mark Buehrle | 3 | 23% |
Torii Hunter | 1 | 8% |
José Bautista | 1 | 8% |
Carlos Beltran, Billy Wagner, Andruw Jones, Alex Rodriguez, and Manny Ramirez all fall one vote short of election. It's the second straight year in which Beltran, Rodriguez, and Jones miss by a single vote on our ballot.
Notables falling off our ballot
Players | Votes | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Omar Vizquel | 0 | 0% |
Andy Pettitte | 0 | 0% |
Jimmy Rollins | 0 | 0% |
Francisco Rodríguez | 0 | 0% |
Bartolo Colon | 0 | 0% |
Adrián González | 0 | 0% |
Matt Holliday | 0 | 0% |
Victor Martinez | 0 | 0% |
Brandon Phillips | 0 | 0% |
José Reyes | 0 | 0% |
James Shields | 0 | 0% |
David Wright | 0 | 0% |
Results from our user ballot
For the second straight year, our users opted not to elect anyone into the Hall of Fame. No player received close to the necessary 75% of the vote from 2,509 user ballots.
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Players | Votes | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Adrián Beltré | 1572 | 63.1% |
Joe Mauer | 1537 | 61.7% |
Gary Sheffield | 1315 | 52.7% |
Andruw Jones | 1314 | 52.7% |
Alex Rodriguez | 1235 | 49.5% |
Todd Helton | 1205 | 48.3% |
Manny Ramirez | 1145 | 45.9% |
Billy Wagner | 1093 | 43.8% |
Carlos Beltran | 879 | 35.3% |
Andy Pettitte | 841 | 33.7% |
Chase Utley | 717 | 28.8% |
Bartolo Colon | 513 | 20.6% |
José Bautista | 495 | 19.9% |
David Wright | 488 | 19.6% |
Mark Buehrle | 483 | 19.4% |
Omar Vizquel | 470 | 18.9% |
Matt Holliday | 465 | 18.7% |
Jimmy Rollins | 457 | 18.3% |
Torii Hunter | 435 | 17.4% |
Bobby Abreu | 423 | 17.0% |
Francisco Rodríguez | 295 | 11.8% |
Adrián González | 212 | 8.5% |
Victor Martinez | 172 | 6.9% |
José Reyes | 141 | 5.7% |
Brandon Phillips | 93 | 3.7% |
James Shields | 52 | 2.0% |
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