The Baseball Hall of Fame Contemporary Era Veterans Committee has announced tht Jeff Kent is the lone man to have obtained the necessarry 75% to join the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Kent received 14 of the 18 votes, and the man with the most Home Runs among any Second Baseman (351 of his career 377). A five-time All-Star, Kent won the 2000 NL MVP and earned four Silver Sluggers. Kent also had 2,461 Hits and 1,518 RBIs.
Three other players will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame on the next Contemporary Ballot.
Carlos Delgado received nine votes and Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy earned six.
As a new wrinkle, players who received five or fewer votes will not be on the next Contemporary Ballot in 2029. This means that Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela will not be considered for that ballot.
Notably, this year’s committee consisted of Hall of Fame Fergie Jenkins, Jim Kaat, Juan Marichal, Tony Perez, Ozzie Smith, Alan Trammell and Robin Yount; major league executives Mark Attanasio, Doug Melvin, Arte Moreno, Kim Ng, Tony Reagins and Terry Ryan; and veteran media members/historians Steve Hirdt, Tyler Kepner and Jayson Stark.
Over the next five years, the respective committees will be voting for:
2027-Contemporary Baseball Managers/Executives/Umpires; 2028-Classic Baseball; 2029-Contemporary Baseball Players; 2030-Contemporary Baseball Managers/Executives/Umpires; 2031-Classic Baseball.
Please note that we will be revising our Notinhalloffame Baseball List once we know the Writers' elect for the Class of 2026.
We here at notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Jeff Kent for his impending induction.
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