"Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy were held over on the Hall of Fame's contemporary baseball era committee ballot and will be joined next month by Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. The 16-person committee meets on Dec. 7 at the winter meetings in Orlando, Florida, and a 75% vote is necessary for election. Anyone elected will be inducted on July 26, along with anyone chosen in the Baseball Writers' Association of America vote, announced on Jan. 20."
"The Hall prohibits anyone on the permanent ineligible list from appearing on a ballot. Under a change announced by the Hall last March, any candidate on the ballot who receives fewer than five votes will not be eligible for that committee's ballot during the next three-year cycle. A candidate who is dropped, later reappears on a ballot and again receives fewer than five votes would be barred from future ballot appearance"
Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy were retained on the contemporary-era Hall of Fame committee ballot; Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela were added. The 16-person committee meets Dec. 7 in Orlando and requires a 75% vote for election. Inductees will be enshrined July 26 alongside any Baseball Writers' Association of America selections announced Jan. 20. Albert Belle, Rafael Palmeiro and Curt Schilling were removed after the prior ballot, where Fred McGriff was unanimously elected. The Hall restructured veterans committees in 2022 and stages contemporary and classic-era ballots on three-year cycles. A Hall rule now bars candidates receiving fewer than five votes from the next cycle, and repeat low totals can remove future ballot eligibility. The December 2027 ballot provides the first opportunity for Pete Rose after the commissioner determined his permanent suspension ended with his September 2024 death.
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