Overview
- The BBWAA results will be announced Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network, with a preview show at 4 p.m. ET and a live stream available via Fubo.
- A candidate must appear on at least 75% of ballots to be elected, voters may select up to 10 names, and players need 5% to remain eligible for up to 10 years.
- As of the latest public tracker update, Beltrán sits around 88.8% and Jones around 83.7%, figures that typically dip once private ballots are counted.
- Second baseman Jeff Kent has already been elected by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee, and any BBWAA electees would join him at the July 26, 2026 ceremony in Cooperstown.
- This year’s ballot features 27 players including 12 first-timers, with Cole Hamels viewed as the strongest newcomer and a long-term candidate rather than an immediate favorite.