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Hall of Fame voting results for class of 2020 [17]; Player Votes Percent Change Year Derek Jeter †: 396 99.7% – 1st: Larry Walker: 304 76.5% 21.9% 10th: Curt Schilling
Hall of Fame pitcher Hal Newhouser, who worked for the Astros as a scout, evaluated Jeter extensively and lobbied team management to select him. [17] Fearing Jeter would insist on a salary bonus of at least $1 million to forgo college for a professional contract, [ 17 ] they chose Cal State Fullerton outfielder Phil Nevin , who signed for ...
Derek Jeter gets in the Hall of Fame in his first year. Larry Walker makes it in his last. Hall of Fame results: How Jeter, Bonds, Clemens and Schilling finished [Video]
Derek Jeter headlined, but ... were also honored at the Hall of Fame. ... of America for 10 years earn the right to vote on the Baseball Hall of Fame. For many years, votes and ballots were kept ...
Derek Jeter and Larry Walker were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday in balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Jeter received votes on 396 of the 397 ...
Notably, Rivera is the only unanimous pick in the Hall of Fame's history, while Jeter fell one vote short of unanimous selection himself. Posada became eligible in 2017, but received only 3.8% of the vote and was dropped off of the ballot, although he may still be inducted by the Veterans Committee. Pettitte is currently still on the ballot ...
The list of players appearing on the ballot was released on November 16, 2020. [5] There were 14 players carried over from the prior year's ballot, who garnered at least 5% of the vote and were still eligible for election, and 11 players who appeared on the ballot for the first time, whose last major league appearance was in 2015 and were chosen by a screening committee.
Ichiro joined Derek Jeter as the only Hall of Famers who fell one vote shy of being unanimous selections. Ichiro Suzuki invites lone writer who left him off HOF ballot to have 'drink together' and ...