There was a time when seven-time National League MVP Barry Bonds and seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens were considered sure-fire, first-ballot Hall of Famers. But now, in their 10th year of eligibility, the two baseball legends have yet to be invited to the National Baseball Hall of Fame — and it’s far from certain they ever will be. ET, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America will announce whether Bonds, Clemens and others on this year’s ballot have been selected for induction in Cooperstown, home of the baseball Hall of Fame in New York state. What some voters saidAlex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area, a first-time voter, said he had voted for Bonds, Clemens, Rodriguez, Ortiz and others. There is still a chance Bonds, Clemens and others who are no longer eligible on the writers’ ballots will be voted into the Hall of Fame.

Source: CNN January 25, 2022 15:40 UTC