1 veteran scribe’s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

Baseball Hall of Fame a real microcosm of America
We’re as competitive, hardworking, virtuous, nasty and corrupt as anything anywhere. Sometimes the good guys win, sometimes the bad guys do. You can see it all in the Hall.
Baseball Hall of Fame Roundtable: Hypothetical Ballots, Underrated Candidates
This year’s voting results are set to be released Tuesday, with Carlos Beltrán, Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner among the nominees up for election.
Baseball Hall of Fame ballots 2025: The Athletic’s voters explain their selections
Twelve of our writers and editors reveal their Hall of Fame ballots and discuss some of the thinking behind their votes.
The Baseball Hall of Fame was made for Ichiro Suzuki. Will perfect candidate be unanimous?
It’s tempting to say Ichiro Suzuki, with his detached sense of cool, record-breaking hitting prowess and 28 seasons of excellence on both sides of the globe, was made for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Probably more accurate to say the Hall of Fame was made for him.
My Hall of Fame ballot includes one of the most overlooked stars of his time
Bobby Abreu might be the most overlooked player from the 1990s and 2000s. He’s one of eight players I selected on the 2025 Hall of Fame ballot. Abreu earned just two All-Star Game selections during his 18-year major league career despite recording an OPS over .
Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he’s more than just a baseball star
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan. Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride — like Shohei Ohtani now — and his fame across the Pacific was therapeutic as the national economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades.
These are the Wisconsin connections to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
Another Baseball Hall of Fame weekend has come and gone, with Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff taking their place in Cooperstown. Rolen frequently made life miserable for the Brewers, with an .896 OPS and 25 career homers — second-most of any opponent,
Leading indicator for Baseball Hall of Fame predicts one candidate will be close call
Carlos Beltran's career has gained plenty of support among Hall voters so far, but Tuesday's vote could make for a close call on MLB Network.
One veteran scribe’s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
By which I mean, Hall of Fame voting time. As always, voting is a tremendous privilege. Like virtually every voter I know, I take the responsibility seriously. I research, compare and contrast and, ultimately,
Baseball Hall of Fame 2025 - Whose Rookie Card Gets a Call to the Hall?
While the weather outside is unbearable for most at the moment, conditions in Cooperstown, NY will soon be warming up as the Baseball Hall of Fame is set to announce the newest class of inductees to its distinguished brotherhood of legends.
Baseball Hall of Fame case: Bobby Abreu in rare company as one of MLB's best
While certainly not the biggest star of his day, Bobby Abreu was one of baseball's most accomplished players in an era known ...
My Hall of Fame ballot: Ichiro was top 10 all time, volume helps Sabathia, and the cases for the Phillies
Ichiro might be the only inductee this summer. Fine, he deserves the spotlight. But we get 10 votes. Here are mine, ranked, ...
Baseball Hall of Fame: CC Sabathia is an easy choice. Why not Jimmy Rollins? | Politi
Each year, when the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot arrives in my mailbox, I find myself asking the same two questions: 1. Why on earth are they letting me do this? (Then again, the protectors of our ...