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CC Sabathia has been inducted as one of the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, with a 86.8% vote on his the first time of asking.
Derek Jeter sounds fed up with a lack of Hall of Fame voter accountability, and the Yankees legend wants writers with ballots to be held accountable.
Recently voted to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, former New York Yankees starting pitcher, CC Sabathia, was asked who the best player he has played with is during an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show. His answer was simple, saying it was Alex Rodriguez, with Roberto Alomar as a close second.
The three inductees of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 205 were announced on January 21, with former New York Yankees superstars CC Sabathia and Ich
On the day that CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Yankees Aaron Judge and Derek Jeter offered their congratulations.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on January 22, 2025. Derek Jeter and Daryl Strawber
CC Sabathia officially became the latest longtime Yankee to reach the Baseball Hall of Fame when the voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America was announced Tuesday night, sending Sabathia to Cooperstown along with Ichiro Suzuki and former Mets reliever Billy Wagner.
Voting for the Hall of Fame is an incredible honor, and it’s something I and the others who have those votes spend a great deal of time on. I don’t think a day goes by when I don’t spend at least a few minutes thinking about next year’s vote.
Ichiro Suzuki falling one vote short of unanimous election raised eyebrows, but it’s far from the biggest flub in Hall of Fame voting history.
The identity of the writer has not been revealed and may never be. BBWAA members who vote for the Hall of Fame have to be in the association for 10 years. They have the option of making their ballots public. The public ballots for this election will be released by the Hall of Fame on Feb. 4.