On January 21st, the BBWAA will announce the results of its 2020 Hall of Fame balloting. Any electees will be inducted on Sunday, July 26th, at 1:30 p.m. at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown.
Any candidate who receives votes on 75 percent of all ballots cast will earn election to the Hall of Fame. Those who receive fewer than 5 percent of all ballots cast (or whom have been on the ballot for 10 years) will fall off next years' ballot.
Fourteen former players are returning to the 2019 BBWAA ballot after receiving at least five percent of the overall vote in 2019:
Curt Schilling
Roger Clemens
Barry Bonds
Larry Walker
Omar Vizquel
Manny Ramirez
Jeff Kent
Scott Rolen
Billy Wagner
Todd Helton
Gary Sheffield
Andy Pettitte
Sammy Sosa
Andruw Jones
Eighteen additional players will be making their BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot debut in 2020:
Bobby Abreu
Josh Beckett
Heath Bell
Eric Chavez
Adam Dunn
Chone Figgins
Rafael Furcal
Jason Giambi
Raul Ibanez
Derek Jeter
Paul Konerko
Cliff Lee
Carlos Pena
Brad Penny
J.J. Putz
Brian Roberts
Alfonso Soriano
Jose Valverde
***VOTE FOR A MAXIMUM TEN PLAYERS***
The Hall of Fame will announce the results on Tuesday, Jan. 21, with live coverage on MLB Network beginning at 3 p.m. ET