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Induction National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2010
The elections to select the 2010 class of inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame are currently proceeding according to revised rules enacted in 2001 and further revamped in 2007. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) will hold an election to select from among recent players. In keeping with the 2007 rules changes, the Veterans Committee held one election to select managers and umpires, and another to select executives; one manager and one umpire were elected. Elections to select players were held prior to the 2009 inductions; the next election for players whose careers began in 1943 or later is scheduled for the 2011 class of inductees, while the next election for players active prior to that point is scheduled for the 2014 class.
The induction ceremonies will be held on July 25, 2010 at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, with Commissioner Bud Selig presiding.
The newly-eligible candidates will include 11 All-Stars, who were selected a combined total of 51 times – a notable decrease from 2009, when 22 All-Stars became eligible. Among the new candidates are 12-time All-Stars Roberto Alomar and Barry Larkin, 7-time All-Star Edgar Martínez, and 5-time All-Stars Andrés Galarraga and Fred McGriff. With respect to major end-of-season awards, the new field contains one Cy Young Award winner (Pat Hentgen), one MVP (Larkin) and one Rookie of the Year (Eric Karros). Alomar won ten Gold Gloves at second base (the most for any second baseman), and Robin Ventura received six at third base. Larkin holds the record for most Silver Slugger Awards by a shortstop (nine). Edgar Martínez is tied for the record for most Outstanding Designated Hitter Awards (with David Ortiz) at five, and as such, the award is now referred to as the Edgar Martinez Award.
Players eligible for the first time who were not included on the ballot were: Paul Abbott, Andy Ashby, Danny Bautista, Brian Boehringer, Darren Bragg, Dave Burba, Greg Colbrunn, Mike Fetters, Brook Fordyce, Karim Garcia, Tom Goodwin, Ricky Gutierrez, Jimmy Haynes, Sterling Hitchcock, Curt Leskanic, Josias Manzanillo, Brent Mayne, Mark McLemore, Scott Service, Chris Stynes, Scott Sullivan, Todd Van Poppel, John Vander Wal, Fernando Viña, and Turk Wendell.
1-800-BEISBOL January 4, 2010 06:19 PM
