Trammell doesn't expect to get into Hall of Fame

Former Detroit Tigers shortstop Alan Trammell will spend his last day on the Hall of Fame ballot on Wednesday, and the 57-year-old once again doesn't expect to hear his name called when the inductees of the 2016 class are announced.

"I've been so short for so many years, and when you're that far off, I'm usually playing golf," Trammell told MLB Network Radio. "So I'll be playing golf on that Wednesday out in San Diego and I don't expect that phone call."

This year marks Trammell's 15th and final year on the writers' ballot, and although support has increased for him since his first year of eligibility - hitting it's highest total of 36.8 percent in 2012 - the numbers have been far from the necessary 75 percent required to get into the exclusive club of baseball greats, which doesn't seem to bother Trammell.

"I've got many people in my corner - but, obviously, it's a little short," he explained. "But just to be considered, obviously, is quite an honor."

Trammell, who spent his entire career in a Tigers uniform, hit .285/.352/.415 with 185 home runs, 1003 RBIs, and 236 stolen bases in his 20 big-league seasons, which also included four Gold Gloves, and the 1984 World Series MVP.