One (or More) of These Players Could Be Voted into Baseball's Hall of Fame

When the announcement is made at 05:00 PM CST on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, to let the world know who has been inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame, I will be working in the pharmacy. I'll either be (most likely) taking care of patients at the register or (hopefully) filling medications in the back. I won't be home until after 8. But I can assure you, when I am home, I'll be watching the coverage when it repeats.

With any luck, more than one person on this list of 27 players will be rewarded with the ultimate honor...enshrinement into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. For the final time, here is the list of players (with years on ballot and % of ballots in the 2025 election) being considered:

• Bobby Abreu, 7th, 19.5%
• Carlos Beltran, 7th, 70.3%
• Ryan Braun
• Mark Buehrle, 6th, 11.4%
• Shin-Soo Choo
• Edwin Encarnacion
• Gio Gonzalez
• Alex Gordon
• Cole Hamels
• Felix Hernandez, 2nd, 20.6%
• Torii Hunter, 6th, 5.1%
• Andruw Jones, 9th, 66.2%
• Matt Kemp
• Howie Kendrick
• Nick Markakis
• Daniel Murphy
• Dustin Pedroia, 2nd, 11.9%
• Hunter Pence
• Andy Pettitte, 8th, 27.9%
• Rick Porcello
• Manny Ramirez, 10th, 34.3%
• Alex Rodriguez, 5th, 37.1%
• Francisco Rodriguez, 4th, 10.2%
• Jimmy Rollins, 5th, 18.0%
• Chase Utley, 3rd, 39.8%
• Omar Vizquel, 9th, 17.8%
• David Wright, 3rd, 8.1%

27 Hall of Fame Nominees, 27 Topps Designs 1995-2021

Until the announcement is made, only the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the accounting firm that tabulated the votes knows who will join Jeff Kent in Cooperstown on Sunday, July 26, 2026.

Good luck to everyone.

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama