Baseball Hall of Fame tracker: Who's a lock for the 2025 class and who's on the cusp?
Tuesday’s the big day in baseball: At 6 p.m. ET, the BBWAA will announce who got voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown as part of the Class of 2025.
Last year, it was three players who got in — Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton. Thanks to public voting numbers collected by the great Ryan Thibodaux who uses his Ballot Tracker to project who could be voted in, we have some idea of the trends ahead of the announcement on Tuesday night.
With that in mind, we decided to use that info to fill you in on who could be in, who could be on the cusp of getting in, and who could be just out. Let’s run through it all:
Probably in for sure
Mar 21, 2019; Tokyo,JPN; Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (51) speaks during a press conference after the game against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
- Ichiro Suzuki
- CC Sabathia
Ichiro might end up being unanimous, or at least he should be. Sabathia is at 92.6 percent on 52 percent of the ballots, so that feels like he’s in.
Looking good
NEW YORK – AUGUST 20: Billy Wagner #13 of the New York Mets delivers a pitch against the Atlanta Braves on August 20, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
- Billy Wagner
He’s at 84.8 percent, which could mean good things for the closer who’s on his final year of eligibility.
Going to be close
Aug 24, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros designated hitter Carlos Beltran (15) reacts after hitting a double against the Washington Nationals in the eighth inning at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
- Carlos Beltran
- Andruw Jones
Beltran has picked up momentum and Jones might fall short. We’ll see.
Still not happening (unless something weird happens)
July 18, 2008; Anaheim CA, USA; Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez (24) hits a single in the second inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
- Chase Utley
- Manny Ramirez
- Alex Rodriguez
- Andy Pettitte
- Felix Hernandez
Still not in. Maybe there’s some momentum building for Utley or Hernandez down the road.