Overview
- Nominees are Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield and the late Fernando Valenzuela.
- The 16-person Contemporary Baseball Era Committee will reveal results live on MLB Network at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 7, with any electees inducted July 26, 2026.
- Four holdovers from the 2022 ballot return (Bonds, Clemens, Mattingly, Murphy) alongside four newcomers (Delgado, Kent, Sheffield, Valenzuela).
- The eight-player slate was selected by the BBWAA-appointed 11-person Historical Overview Committee covering candidates whose primary impact came since 1980.
- Bonds, Clemens and Sheffield carry PED-linked controversy that depressed prior support, and a new Hall rule bars candidates with fewer than five votes from this committee’s next three-year cycle.