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FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2001, file photo, San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds smiles as he begins to round the bases after he hit his 73rd home run of the season, against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a baseball game in San Francisco. The baseball Hall of Fame wonât have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits â on-the-field or off â for enshrinement in Cooperstown on this year s ballot. Curt Schilling, Bonds and Roger Clemens were the closest in voting by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America released Tuesday, and the trio will have one more chance at election next year. It s the first time the BBWAA didn t choose anyone since 2013. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
No one elected to Baseball Hall of Fame; Curt Schilling requests removal from writers ballot
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Why Kurkjian is not surprised by Baseball HOF shutout (2:20)
Tim Kurkjian reacts to the news that no players, including Curt Schilling and Barry Bonds, were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame this year. (2:20)
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For the first time since 1960, the membership of the National Baseball Hall of Fame will remain frozen.
No player on the Hall s 2021 Baseball Writers Association of America ballot reached the 75% threshold needed for enshrinement in Cooperstown. The results of the voting were announced by Hall of Fame president Tim Mead on MLB Network on Tuesday night.
The following article is part of Jay Jaffe’s ongoing look at the candidates on the BBWAA 2021 Hall of Fame ballot. For a detailed introduction to this year’s ballot, and other candidates in the series, use the tool above; an introduction to JAWS can be found here. All WAR figures refer to the Baseball-Reference version unless otherwise indicated.
Eight years ago, on the most top-heavy Hall of Fame ballot in at least half a century, the BBWAA voters pitched a shutout, electing nobody in what was seen by some as a referendum on character, particularly as it pertained to candidates linked to the usage of performance-enhancing drugs. On Tuesday, the writers put up a zero again, capping another election cycle dominated by debates over the significance of the on-and off-field transgressions of candidates, and for the first time since 2012 lacking any obviously qualified newcomers to the ballot.
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Hall of Fame results: Curt Schilling missed cut by 16 votes, wants off ballot
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Among the prominent names on this year s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot were (from left) Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling. (AP Photos)ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Derek Jeter and two other baseball stars will have the stage to themselves this summer in Cooperstown, N.Y.
No player was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in this year’s cycle. Results of balloting from the Baseball Writers Association of America were released on Tuesday night.
Last summer’s induction ceremonies were cancelled, so the celebration of ex-players Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and Ted Simmons was pushed to this summer’s ceremonies.