As of January 14, 2025, Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, and Carlos Beltrán are the only four on the ballots who would secure their direct pass to Cooperstown.

He's out. What a downer to start on the negative, huh? Let's get to the YES! votes. Billy Wagner is one of the greatest closers in baseball history and I've been driving this train for 10 years.

Full BBWAA vote totals. PLAYER VOTES PCT. (%) Ichiro Suzuki 393 99.7 CC Sabathia 342 86.8 Billy Wagner 325 82.5 Carlos Beltrán 277 70.3 Andruw Jones 261 66.2 Chase Utley 157 39.8 Álex Rodríguez ...

Just three players were elected to the Hall: outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, starting pitcher CC Sabathia, and reliever Billy Wagner ... outfielder Carlos Beltrán, who was sensational as a third ...

The Baseball Hall of Fame announced on Monday that Billy Wagner would be inducted ... we know for sure will be on next year's ballot: Carlos Beltrán. Though he only spent the 2004 and 2017 ...

Not only is CC Sabathia on pace to easily become the latest Yankee to be inducted into Cooperstown, but as of Monday afternoon, ex-Mets Carlos Beltran and Billy Wagner are also on pace to make it ...

Three players — Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner — were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Another deserving candidate, outfielder Carlos Beltran, came agonizingly ...

Ryan Heffernon: Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Chase Utley, Billy Wagner Jones is on my ballot every season and we are getting close to ...

Based on his statistical record, Carlos Beltrán belongs in baseball’s Hall of Fame. He is one of just five players in history with 400 home runs and 300 steals. He was an elite defender in ...

Todd Helton, Billy Wagner and the other finalists will ... headlined by the polarizing Carlos Beltrán. The other 13 don’t require much debate, but they offer plenty of memories.