{"id":23450,"date":"2025-11-25T02:22:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=23450"},"modified":"2025-11-19T16:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:39:00","slug":"2026-hall-of-fame-ballot-the-newcomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/2026-hall-of-fame-ballot-the-newcomers\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Hall Of Fame Ballot \u2013 The Newcomers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/baseballhof.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8762\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/baseballhof.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/baseballhof.jpg 816w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/baseballhof-300x131.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last Monday, the BBWAA released their ballot for the Hall of Fame class of 2026, with the results of the vote are due to be revealed on January 20th, and induction taking place July 26th.\u00a0 With CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, and Billy Wagner as the electees last year, the new ballot contains fifteen holdovers along with a dozen newcomers.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, we looked at the returning candidates. \u00a0Today, it\u2019s time to look at the newcomers, all of whom saw their last MLB action during the weirdness that was the 2020 season, and see who may be thankful come January.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan Braun<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The long-time Brewer had a fine career, minus his 2013 suspension for PEDs, but has no real shot at enshrinement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shin-Soo Choo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choo left MLB as the record holder for most career home runs hit by an Asian-born player, but that isn&#8217;t going to get him much support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edwin Encarnaci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>424 career home runs was good, but good enough to push him over the top.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gio Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A perfectly serviceable pitcher who has no real chance of getting a vote, let alone sticking around for a second election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Gordon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Again, not likely to get much support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cole Hamels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 2008 World Series MVP will need to buy a ticket if he wants to get into the Hall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Kemp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A perfectly decent career, just not one that leads to enshrinement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Howie Kendrick<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d be surprised if he got a single vote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nick Markakis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A one-time All-Star who will not be attending Cooperstown ceremonies anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Murphy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A hot post-season in 2015 gives him a little juice, but nowhere near enough to sustain a second election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hunter Pence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I mean, really?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rick Porcello<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of only three pitchers to reach 150 wins despite a career ERA of at least 4.40.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Monday, the BBWAA released their ballot for the Hall of Fame class of 2026, with the results of the vote are due to be revealed on January 20th, and induction taking place July 26th.\u00a0 With CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, and Billy Wagner as the electees last year, the new ballot contains fifteen holdovers along 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