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(The last player to wear the Number 42 regularly was Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees, who retired at the end of the 2013 season. [19]) Selig embraced Griffey's gesture and encouraged other Major League Baseball clubs to have a player wear number 42 on Jackie Robinson Day as well. [12] [17]
The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
It is wholly appropriate that Mariano was the last Major League player to wear Jackie Robinson's sacred number 42." [210] A ball onto which Roy Halladay traced Rivera's cutter grip as a reference, as seen in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Rivera's cut fastball was a respected pitch among major league players.
Among the seven players nominated, first baseman Steve Garvey earned the highest vote total during the 15 years players were eligible for the Hall of Fame via the writers' ballot – earning 42.6% ...
The reason every Hall of Fame ballot isn't hundreds of names long is the low support cutoff. Candidates who earn less than 5% of the vote are removed from next year's ballot.
Baseball Hall of Fame 2025 voting results. 75% needed for induction, 5% to stay on ballot. Ichiro Suzuki: 99.7% (first year) CC Sabathia: 86.8% (first)
The list of players appearing on the BBWAA ballot was released on November 21, 2022; the results were announced on January 24, 2023. There were 14 players carried over from the 2022 ballot, [3] [4] who garnered at least 5% of the vote and were still eligible for election, as well as 14 players whose last major league appearance was in 2017 and were chosen by a screening committee. [5]
2026 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot (ordered by WAR) Cole Hamels (59 WAR): 3.43 career ERA, 4-time All-Star, 2008 NLCS and World Series MVP. Ryan Braun (47.1): 2011 NL MVP, 6-time All-Star, 5-time ...