MLB Showdown Obsession

It's almost time to announce the Hall of Fame class of 2025. This year features at least one no brainer, while at the other end we have one man in his final attempt. Bobby Abreu Year 6. Previous year: 14.8% Andruw Jones Year 8. Previous year: 61.6% Mark Buehrle Year 5. Previous year: 8.3% Torii Hunter Year 5. Previous year: 7.3% Andy Pettitte Year 7. Previous year: 13.5% Manny Ramirez Year 9. Previous year: 32.4% Alex Rodriguez Year 4. Previous year: 34.8% Omar Vizquel Year 8. Previous year: 17.7% Billy Wagner Year 10. Previous year: 73.8% Francisco Rodriguez Year 3. Previous year: 7.8% Jimmy Rollins Year 4. Previous year: 14.8% Chase Utley Year 2. Previous year: 28.8% David Wright Year 2. Previous year: 6.2% Carlos Beltran Year 3. Previous year: 57.1% Carlos Gonzalez First year on ballot. Felix Hernandez First year on ballot. Curtis Granderson First year on ballot. Hanley Ramirez First year on ballot. Adam Jones First year on ballot. Ian Kinsler First year on ballot. Russell Marti...

 The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is the ultimate destination for a player. Opening in 1939, it houses countless pieces of history from the 100+ years of the national pastime, but it's main attraction is the collection of plaques showcasing the greatest players in history. There are a number of ways to be admitted to the exclusive club, the most common being the BBWAA vote that currently takes place every year. The following is a collection of every player in the Hall of Fame, by year of their election. More recent years will also feature a collection of all the players eligible for that years ballot. 1936 1937 1938 1939 1942/1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1951 1952 2020 (2021 ballot. No one elected) 2022   (BBWAA vote) 2023   (BBWAA vote)   (Contemporary Era vote) 2024   (BBWAA vote) 2025 (BBWAA vote) (Classic Baseball Committee vote)

Some players in baseball get called up for a mere cup of coffee and are never seen or heard from ever again...others have lengthy careers but are otherwise anonymous and the answer to some obscure trivia question...and then there are guys like Don Zimmer, who showed up in 1954 and stuck around as a player, manager or a coach for pretty much every season until 2014, coming to a grand total of 66 years in the game. The only thing that stopped him was death, and those 66 years were so impressive that the Tampa Bay Rays (the final team he coached for) retired the number in his honor. He was best known as a manager, manning the helm for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers, with the Red Sox acknowledging his efforts by putting him in the team Hall of Fame. In addition to that, he found the time in other years to coach in various roles for the [Devil] Rays, Cubs, Red Sox, Padres, Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, and of course the New...