Which young players will do big things on the diamond in the year ahead? Our experts weigh in.

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As the 2026 election cycle ends, here’s a look at what the next half-decade portends.

Historically Hall of Fame voters have relied on certain statistical benchmarks, but lately that’s started to change, and next winter’s election could redefine what it takes to reach Coo…

Buster Posey is expected to be the top newcomer on baseball's 2027 Hall of Fame ballot. There are no first-ballot inductees this year after the results were announced Tuesday night.

Out of slim cast of characters on the ballot, Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones were the only players to survive joining the Hall Class of 2026.

Call me a world-class procrastinator, if you will, or simply someone who performs better under deadline pressure, but I wait until the final day allowed to mail my Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Baseba...

This was always going to be a strange Hall of Fame election. After three players (Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner) were elected one year ago, the 2026 ballot wasn’t going to include any slam-...

Look at the number of pitchers in Cooperstown born in the 1970s. Notice something interesting?

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Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones appear on track to gain election to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

Here is the thing: Ten years ago, I would have sent back a blank ballot.

Being a Hall of Fame voter is one of the greatest privileges a baseball writer can have. It can also be one of the most difficult tasks.

Five candidates who hadn't received Ken's vote on previous ballots earned his endorsement for Cooperstown this time.

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The veteran journalists who vote in the Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame election have the option of keeping their ballots secret or making them public. So, in the interests of transparency and filling some space on a quiet news day, here are the players for whom I voted and the reasons why: […]

Twelve of The Athletic's Hall of Fame voters reveal their ballots and discuss the thinking behind some of their selections.

Connolly’s 2026 Hall of Fame ballot: Carlos Beltrán, Cole Hamels, Félix Hernández, Torii Hunter, Andruw Jones, Nick Markakis, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley. I’ve been voting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame for nearly 20 years. This is my oddest ballot to date. Every candidate has at least one major negative. The two most qualified […]

When the results of this year’s Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) Hall of Fame election are announced later this month, it would be fair for baseball fans to assume that voting for the next achievers of MLB immortality would be a fairly simple process. I mean, how complicated can it be to look at […]

It’s my fourth year voting for the Hall of Fame, and perhaps it’s fitting that I voted for four players. Two of them I’ve voted for in the past — Andruw Jones and Chase Utley. The other two had been up for election in the past — Carlos Beltrán and Andy Pettitte. While there can […]

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