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His incendiary remarks sparked extensive debate over whether he deserved baseball’s ultimate honor.
Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox tips his cap to the fans in Fenway Park during the 2007 World Series. | Winslow Townson/AP Photo
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The Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday chose not to induct Curt Schilling, the star pitcher whose candidacy was colored by controversial political statements.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, based in Cooperstown, N.Y., announced that Schilling had received 71 percent of the vote (285 of 401)
from the writers who make up its electorate, leaving him short of the required 75 percent.