Overview
- Results will be announced Sunday night on MLB Network from the Winter Meetings in Orlando, with any electees headed to the July 26, 2026 induction.
- The ballot features Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield, Jeff Kent, Carlos Delgado and Fernando Valenzuela.
- A candidate needs 12 of 16 votes to be elected, each member may select up to three names, and a new rule removes anyone receiving fewer than five votes from future ballots.
- The committee includes Hall of Famers Fergie Jenkins, Jim Kaat, Juan Marichal, Tony Pérez, Ozzie Smith, Alan Trammell and Robin Yount, along with executives Mark Attanasio, Arte Moreno and Kim Ng, and media members Tyler Kepner and Jayson Stark.
- Bonds and Clemens face long odds due to PED links after minimal committee support in 2022, while Mattingly’s prior 50% showing makes him a leading non-PED candidate alongside cases like Murphy and Sheffield.