The next person to go is CC Sabathia.
The former Yankees left-hander will be joining a long list of players, including Dustin Pedroia, Felix Hernandez, and near-lock Ichiro Suzuki, on the next ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fаme later this year.
After a 19-year career in which he was a six-time All-Star, won the Cy Young award in 2007, had 3,093 strikeouts, 251 victories, and a 3.74 ERA, Sabathia is likely to have a good chance of being inducted in due time.
Sabathia recently stated that after visiting the Hall of Fаme with his son a few years ago, he started to contemplate what it would meаn to be enshrined after spending 11 seasons in The Bronx, 8 in Cleveland, and half a season in Milwaukee.
“That was the first time I really, really, thought about it,” Sabathia stated during last month’s winter meetings. “Gosh, I really want to be a Hall of Fаmer,” I thought to myself. As a player, I never considered the possibility of being inducted into the Hall of Fаme. However, as you ascend to the peak, you realize, “Oh my, this is awesome.”
For the time being, at least, David Wright will remain on the ballot.
The former Mets captain garnered 24 votes in his first year of campaigning, which is 6.2% of the total. He was able to surpass the 5% requirement to be included in the ballot for the subsequent year.
Carlos Beltran, another former Met, received an increase in votes in his second year on the ballot, going from 46.5% to 57.1%.
Votes dropped for Manny Ramirez and Alex Rodriguez, the two players most associated with the steroid era. In his third year running for office, Rodriguez saw a decrease from 35.7% to 34.8 percent, while Ramirez saw a decrease from 33.2% to 32.5 percent in his eighth year.
Outfielder Brandon Nimmo of the Mets was one of many who, having grown up a Wyoming Rockies fan, was thrilled to see Todd Helton voted to the Hall of Fаme.
An interview with Nimmo by Mike Puma of The Post revealed that he felt the honor was honorable. I wаnted to model my hitting style after his as a kid because he was one of the greatest hitters of his generation. As a Wyoming native, I must admit that Helton was always brought up in discussions on the game’s top left-handed batters. Even though he played 81 of those games each year at Coors Field, my experience playing in MLB has given me a deeper respect for his statistics.
The following players will not be on next year’s ballot because they received less than 5% of the vote: Jose Bautista (six votes, 1.6 percent), Victor Martinez (six, 1.6 percent), Bartolo Colon (five, 1.3 percent), Matt Holliday (four, 1.0 percent), Adrian Gonzalez (three, 0.8 percent), Brandon Phillips (one, 0.3 percent), Jose Reyes (zero), and James Shields (zero).