baseball hall of fame Three controversial stars approach the Hall of Fame threshold. Is 2021 their year?
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has elected 13 players to the Hall of Fame the last four years, clearing out what had been an overstuffed ballot.
For at least this year, that surge is expected to abate — if not be shut off entirely.
The only player on the ballot trending in the direction of Cooperstown is former Red Sox righthander Curt Schilling, who reached 70 percent last year, a 9 percent jump from 2019.
Barry Bonds (60.7 percent) and Roger Clemens (61 percent) had their best showings a year ago but moved ahead by less than 2 percent because of their ties to performance-enhancing drugs. Next year will be their final time on the BBWAA ballot, as would also be the case for Schilling if he does not get in this year.
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