Three more players have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, headlined by Ichiro.
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The Hall of Fame Class of 2025! pic.twitter.com/QQsWDzNait
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 21, 2025
Ichiro, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner Elected to Hall of Fame
First-time nominees Ichiro and Sabathia join final chance Billy Wagner as 2025 BBWAA inductees to the Hall of Fame.
Ichiro Headlines Inductees
The Hall of Fame announced the results of this year’s Baseball Writers Association of America voting. Ichiro, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner topped the 75% threshold for induction. They’ll join Dick Allen and Dave Parker in the 2025 class. Allen and Parker were elected by the Classic Baseball Era committee at the Winter Meetings. Ichiro appeared on 99.7% of the ballots, falling one vote shy of unanimity.
Ichiro Suzuki missed being a unanimous Hall of Famer by one vote. pic.twitter.com/Uv3myvb93Y
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) January 21, 2025
No Unanimity, No Problem
Yes, the graphic above is actually correct. Someone decided to make their ballot all about them instead of the players on the ballot. The result is that Ichiro was left off of one ballot , meaning that Mariano Rivera remains the one and only unanimous inductee. In an ironic turn of events, said bad-faith BBWAA member decided to take the coward’s path and make their ballot anonymous.
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