25 Nov 2021 | 08:46 | MLB
The ballot for the 2022 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame class was released Monday. The 30-player ballot is headlined by some huge names in their 10th and final year on the ballot — Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens — as well as notable newcomers, like Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz.
As a reminder: In order to gain enshrinement into the Hall of Fame, a player needs to be named on at least 75 percent of the turned-in ballots from eligible BBWAA members. In order to avoid falling off the ballot, a player needs to get at least five percent. Players are eligible to remain on the ballot a maximum of 10 annual voting cycles.
The results of the vote will be revealed on Jan. 25, 2022. There are 17 holdover candidates in addition to 13 newcomers on the ballot. Newcomers are players who spent at least 10 seasons in the majors, have been retired for five years and were chosen by the Hall of Fame to be added to the ballot.
The big-name newcomers would be A-Rod and Big Papi, trickling down to Jimmy Rollins and Mark Teixeira. Some other notable first-timers include Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Tim Lincecum, Jake Peavy, Justin Morneau, Carl Crawford and Prince Fielder.
Here are the holdovers, listed with the percentage of the vote they received last year and their current year on the ballot (meaning 10th is their final chance).
2022 Hall of Fame ballot holdovers
PLAYER % BALLOTS IN 2021 YEAR ON BALLOT
Curt Schilling
71.1
10th
Barry Bonds
61.8
10th
Roger Clemens
61.6
10th
Scott Rolen
52.9
5th
Omar Vizquel
49.1
5th
Billy Wagner
46.4
7th
Todd Helton
44.9
4th
Gary Sheffield
40.6
8th
Andruw Jones
33.9
5th
Jeff Kent
32.4
9th
Manny Ramirez
28.2
6th
Sammy Sosa
17.0
10th
Andy Pettitte
13.7
4th
Mark Buehrle
11.0
2nd
Torii Hunter
9.5
2nd
Bobby Abreu
8.7
3rd
Tim Hudson
5.2
2nd
2022 Hall of Fame ballot first-timers
Carl Crawford
Prince Fielder
Ryan Howard
Tim Lincecum
Justin Morneau
Joe Nathan
David Ortiz
Jonathan Papelbon
Jake Peavy
A.J. Pierzynski
Jimmy Rollins
Alex Rodriguez
Mark Teixeira
The BBWAA class will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Cooperstown, New York on July 24, 2022. This class will be joined by any inductees from the Early Era and/or Golden Era committees.
