Suzuki will likely become the first Hall of Famer born in Japan and may become the first position player to earn unanimous election.
We are just five days away from Jan. 21, the day the Baseball Hall of Fame will announced the inductees for the Class of 2025. Thanks to the Hall of Fame Ballot Tracker, created by Ryan Thibodaux and faithfully maintained by Anthony Calamis and Adam Dore,
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.
CC Sabathia is expected to be part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, with the results of this year’s vote scheduled to be announced Tuesday evening.
To this point, only famed Yankee closer Mariano Rivera has been elected to the Hall of Fame unanimously — not Babe Ruth, not Hank Aaron, not Ken Griffey Jr. nor Derek Jeter, just Rivera. Could Suzuki be the second?
As of this posting, Ichiro is on 100 percent of ballots (187/187) and he could end up being the second player to get into the Hall of Fame unanimously, joining Mariano Rivera. Ich
NEW YORK – There’s nothing new to my 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, except the pleasure of voting for first-time eligibles Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia. Of the 28 players appearing on this year’s ballot, I checked six boxes. Ichiro, with his all-around brilliance, ought to be unanimous.
The most votes this election were collected by Andruw Jones (63), the fewest were cast for Fernando Rodney and Hanley Ramírez (48). Here’s a look at our final results, compared to the BBWAA ballot as currently tracked when our ballot went live,