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Continued from Page 17 1936, when Ty Cobb was was at 31.8% on the vote-
Jeter was picked by all 201 left off four ballots, Babe tracker. Sammy Sosa, an-
voters tabulated through Ruth and Honus Wagner other steroids-tainted star,
late afternoon Monday by were omitted from 11, was at 16.9%.
Ryan Thibodaux's Hall of Christy Mathewson from 21 Bonds and Clemens could
Fame vote tracker, nearly and Walter Johnson from benefit next year, when
half the expected ballots. 37. the most prominent players
A 14-time All-Star shortstop Joe DiMaggio received eligible for the first time are
who hit .310, Jeter led New one vote as an active Torii Hunter and Mark Bueh-
York to five World Series player in 1945, fell short in rle.
titles and captained the his first two ballot appear- The 2022 ballot will include
Yankees for his final 11 1/2 ances after retirement David Ortiz and Alex Rodri-
seasons. New York retired and was elected in 1955, guez, who served a season-
No. 2 in his honor, but Jeter when 28 voters left him off. long suspension in 2014 for
has struggled for success Yogi Berra was elected in violations of the drug pro-
in his post-playing days as his second appearance gram and baseball's col-
CEO of the of the Miami in 1972 after missing by 28 In this Sept. 25, 2014, file photo, New York Yankees' Derek Jeter lective bargaining agree-
Marlins. votes in his first try. Willie jumps after hitting the game-winning single against the Balti- ment. Joining the ballot in
Larry Walker, who hit 383 Mays was deemed unwor- more Orioles in the ninth inning of a baseball game, in New York. 2023 is newly tainted Carlos
homers in a career boost- thy by 23 voters when he Associated Press Beltrán, who quit as New
ed by nearly a decade of was elected in 1979, and York Mets manager last
home games in the launch- 52 bypassed Sandy Koufax Walker is on the BBWAA Barry Bonds and Roger Cle- week after he was impli-
ing pad of Denver's Coors when he was voted to the ballot for the 10th and final mens, both tainted by ac- cated in using electronics
Field, was at 170 (84.6%). Hall in 1972. time after improving from cusations of steroids use, to steal signs with Houston
Curt Schilling, a three-time John Thorn, Major League 34.1% in 2018 to 54.6% last also are on for their eighth in 2017, his final season as a
World Series champion for Baseball's official historian, year. time. Each received just player.
Arizona and Boston, was called last year's election a Schilling is making his eighth over one-third of the vote Players elected by the
next at 158 (78.6%). While precedent. appearance after going in his first appearances in BBWAA will be inducted on
Walker and Schilling were "Mariano was the very best up from 51.2% to 60.9%. He 2013 and both were at July 26 at the Hall in Coo-
thus far above the 75% at what he did. Derek Jeter dropped from 52.3% in 2016 about 59% last year. Bonds perstown, New York, along
threshold needed for elec- will not be the very best at to 45% the following year was at 72.6% on this year's with catcher Ted Simmons
tion, percentages usually what he did," Thorn said. and claimed his support vote-tracker and Clemens and former players' asso-
decline among the non- "The meaningfulness of dropped because he pub- at 71.6%. ciation head Marvin Miller,
public ballots. Mariano achieving una- licly supported the election Manny Ramírez, suspended who were voted in last
Attitudes have changed nimity just testifies to a herd of Donald Trump for presi- twice under Major League month by the Hall's Modern
since the initial Hall vote in mentality." dent. Baseball's drug program, Era Committee.q