Who’s getting into the Hall of Fame? Everything to know ahead of ballot reveal

The Hall of Fame voting results from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America will be announced Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET, with two center fielders looking to join Jeff Kent, who was elected in December in the Contemporary Era Committee voting, in the Class of 2026. A year ago, I wrote of the 2025 candidates for the Hall of Fame, “This year’s ballot is probably the weakest since the early 2000s.” Well, the 2026 edition is probably even weaker. The 2025 ballot at least featured newcomers Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia, who were elected along with Billy Wagner. Pitcher Cole Hamels is the only newcomer to the ballot in 2026 with more than 50 career WAR. Here’s one way to look at it. The 2026...