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Adam Darowski @adarowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Legendary Venezuelan sportswriter Juan Vené has passed away at the age of 97. He never stopped working. Just a few days ago, I emailed him (for the first time) about his wonderful piece on Robert Marcano and how his work has helped me so much lately. I’m glad I sent it.

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 15/03/2026

Very saddened to see the news that Carl Steward (@stewardsfolly.bsky.social) passed away. RIP to a Bay Area great.

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 03/02/2026

Oh, no, everyone we had in the sheet was on the list of voters (also on the BBWAA site and published immediately after the results) so there were no public lost in the mail ballots again this year.

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 03/02/2026

No, the BBWAA verifies and reconciles what they publish with what the Hall counted.

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 03/02/2026

Here is the BBWAA ballot release: bbwaa.com/26-hof-ballo... Looks like about 100 ballots that will be new to the Tracker. We'll have them in the Tracker later this afternoon.

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 29/01/2026

RIP Dan. 😢 defector.com/a-baseball-h...

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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Wrapping up my 2026 Hall of Fame election coverage with a look at the next 5 upcoming classes and the dynamics in play. This time around, I audited my admittedly-spotty performance in this endeavor going back to 2019 (my first one at @fangraphs.com; began doing this iat SI.com in 2014)

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

New from me: I answered your Hall of Fame questions Pettitte vs Bonds/Clemens Hamels vs Felix Rollins vs Abreu Schilling, Whitaker & 3 more players we've whiffed on The All One-Vote-for-the-HOF team And lots more! www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 24/01/2026

Chase Utley ended the pre-results portion of ballot season at 69.0%. We've added 15 post-results ballots since then and Utley has been on 13 of them! With 260 ballots tracked, Utley sits at 70.0%. Utley has *never* been at 70% in the Tracker (min. 10 ballots) until a few minutes ago.

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 23/01/2026

Would love to be a fly on the wall so I could see just how hard Jack laughs when you pitch this.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum @baseballhall.org · 22/01/2026

Center stage with our newest Hall of Famers.

Carlos Beltrán, left, and Andruw Jones pose in Hall of Fame caps and jerseys at the site of their future plaques. (Nancy Ford/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

new @fangraphs.com: Here it is, my rundown of the Hall of Fame election results as they pertain to all 27 candidates on this year's ballot.

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 21/01/2026

Looks like I failed to re-post this. Sorry! bsky.app/profile/tony...

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Nathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Congrats to @sardell.bsky.social, who once again had the most accurate #HOF projections this year! However, @mwwdean.bsky.social and @shutthedore.bsky.social's Flip Rate model also had very good years.

A table showing that Jason Sardell had the lowest average error, median error, and root mean square error of Baseball Hall of Fame election forecasters in 2026.

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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

new @fangraphs.com: my first look at tonight's Hall of Fame election results — record-setting gains, record-setting comebacks, and some key trends. I'll go candidate-by-candidate in my next installment.

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 21/01/2026

@jimalexander24.bsky.social You know I won't be able to rest until your post-results ballot is safely accounted for.

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Jerry Beach @jerrybeach73.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Carlos Beltran on trying not to think too much about his HOF chance the last few weeks: "Let me tell you, my wife Jessica, she spent hours and time trying to basically stay in contact with the Hall of Fame baseball tracker." CC: @notmrtibbs.com @tonycal.bsky.social @shutthedore.bsky.social

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 21/01/2026

Fixed Félix Year 0 percent here (accidentally re-typed Pettitte's Year 0 number there).

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 20/01/2026

This will need to be updated. Félix ties Aparicio for biggest all-time year over year gain (we'll have to dive into the decimal places to see who's actually #1). Utley and Pettitte also join the list.

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 20/01/2026

Full voting results per the BBWAA:

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 20/01/2026

We finish at 245 pre-results ballots. Thank you for following!

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Anthony Calamis @tonycal.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Ballot #245 is from Anthony McCarron, via SNY’s Baseball Night in NY. He votes again for his seven holdovers, with no changes. Carlos Beltrán ends the pre portion of the program at 89.8%, Andruw Jones at 83.3%. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot 245 from Anthony McCarron: Beltrán, Félix, Andruw, Pedroia, Pettitte, Utley, Wright

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Adam Dore @shutthedore.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Ballot #244 is from John Harper, live on SNY’s Baseball Night in New York. He selects Beltrán, Jones, and Pettitte. No adds or drops for returning candidates and no first-timers selected In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

John Harper HOF Ballot (3): Beltrán, Jones, Pettitte

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Jason Sardell @sardell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

For posterity, here are my final 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame projections. Thanks as ever to @notmrtibbs.com, @shutthedore.bsky.social, and @tonycal.bsky.social for all their hard work. Hall of Fame season wouldn’t really exist without them!

Table of Hall of Fame projections showing Carlos Beltrán as a sure thing and Andruw Jones being elected 97% of the time.

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Matt Dean @mwwdean.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Final projection for tonight. Excited to see who joins the HOF! @notmrtibbs.com @shutthedore.bsky.social @tonycal.bsky.social @baseballot.bsky.social

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 20/01/2026

Update at 243 ballots. Less than a half hour to go. We think we'll have our usual final two ballots from SNY right at the top of the hour. Anything else...?

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Anthony Calamis @tonycal.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Ballot #243 is from Bob Nightengale. He again votes for his three holdovers - Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, and Omar Vizquel - with no adds, drops, or first-timers selected. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot 243 from Bob Nightengale: Beltrán, Andruw, Vizquel

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 20/01/2026

Phenomenal interview with Jeff Kent by Verducci. Make sure to check it out if you weren't watching.

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 20/01/2026

The Hall of Fame results announcement will be streamed live here via MLB Network in just over 90 minutes: www.mlb.com/video/live-2...

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Adam Dore @shutthedore.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Ballot #242 is from Tom Verducci, revealed moments ago on MLB Network’s pre-announcement special. After voting for Wagner, CC, Ichiro and Beltrán last year, he adds Jones (+16), Rollins (+17), and Utley (+26) Current %: Beltrán 89.7 Jones 83.1 Utley 69.4 Rollins 27.3 In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Tom Verducci HOF Ballot (4): Beltrán, Jones(+1), Rollins(+1), Utley(+1)

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 20/01/2026

Ballot #241 is from John Shea. Holdovers Andruw Jones and Jimmy Rollins get carried over and are joined by Andy Pettitte (now +37) and Chase Utley (+25). Shea's column on his ballot will be published in the coming days at the San Francisco Standard. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

John Shea's HOF ballot: Andruw, Pettitte (+1), Rollins, Utley (+1)

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 20/01/2026

Two hours to go, so time to say thank you to the two guys who make this ballot tracking project possible: @shutthedore.bsky.social and @tonycal.bsky.social. I could not and would not want to do this without them. Thanks for all your continued excellent work, Adam and Anthony!

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Anthony Calamis @tonycal.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Ballot #240 is from Ryan Fagan. Félix gains again for his 50th add (net +49). Hamels gets a vote & is at 31.7%. This is the 3rd time (1st since ‘18) with 240 pre ballots. Félix now t-9th ever in full cycle net gain & 2nd pre-announce. His column: theanalyst.com/articles/bas... Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot 240 from Ryan Fagan: Abreu, Beltrán, Buehrle, Hamels, Félix, Andruw, Pettitte, Manny, Utley

Félix displaying tied for 9th in all-time net gain with +49

Félix displaying alone in 2nd place for pre-announce net gain at +49

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Ryan Thibodaux @notmrtibbs.com · 20/01/2026

A ballot column from first-time voter @dszymborski.fangraphs.com (his ballot was first revealed and tracked December 8th): blogs.fangraphs.com/filling-out-...

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