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Any candidate on the eight-person ballot who
receives fewer than five votes from the 16-member panel will not
be eligible for that committee's ballot during the next
three-year cycle, the hall said Wednesday. A candidate who is
dropped, later reappears on a ballot and again receives fewer
than five votes would be barred from future ballot appearances.
Bonds, Clemens, Rafael Palmeiro and Albert Belle each received
fewer than four votes in December 2022, when Fred McGriff was a
unanimous pick. Bonds and Clemens were on a hall ballot for the
first time since their 10th and final appearances on the
Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot. The rules
change could limit reappraisals of their candidacies.
In addition, the historical overview committee appointed by the
BBWAA that selects the ballot candidates must also be approved
by the hall's board of directors. The hall said the decisions
were made by its board during a Feb. 26 meeting in Orlando,
Florida.
In 2022, the hall restructured its veterans committees for the
third time in 12 years, setting up panels to consider the
contemporary era from 1980 on as well as the classic era. The
contemporary baseball era holds separate ballots for players and
another for managers, executives and umpires.
Each committee meets every three years: contemporary players
from 1980 on will be considered this December, managers,
executives and umpires from 1980 on in December 2026 and
pre-1980 candidates in December 2027.
Dave Parker and Dick Allen were elected last December and
manager Jim Leyland in December 2023.
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