Mussina, who was on the ballot for the sixth time, received 326 votes for 76.7 percent. Halladay, who like Rivera was on the ballot for the first time and Martinez, who was on the ballot for the 10th and final time, each received 363 votes, which accounted for 85.4 percent.

To earn election to the Hall of Fame, players must be named on 75 percent of ballots cast by eligible members of the BBWAA. Taylor Spink Award winner for writing, Jayson Stark. Frick Award winner for broadcasting, the late Al Helfer, and the J.G. Results | Public ballots | Voters | BBWAA inducteesĪlso being honored that weekend will be the Ford C. They will be honored as part of the Hall’s Induction Weekend July 19-22 in Cooperstown, N.Y., along with relief pitcher Lee Smith and designated hitter-outfielder Harold Baines, who were elected in December by the Today’s Game Era Committee. Mariano Rivera, Major League Baseball’s all-time leader in saves, was named on all 425 ballots cast to earn election to the Hall of Fame with fellow pitchers Mike Mussina and the late Roy Halladay and designated hitter-third baseman Edgar Martinez. For the first time in the 83 years of Baseball Writers’ Association of America balloting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, a player has been elected by a unanimous vote.

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