The Baseball Hall of Fame has announced to the eight candidates that the Committee on the Contemporary Era of Baseball will consider to be part of the class entering Cooperstown in 2023.
The eight players on the Contemporary Era ballot are Barry BondsRoger Clemens, curt schillingRafael Palmeiro, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy, Don Mattingly and Albert Belle.
In order to gain access to the Hall of Fame, former players must receive votes on 75 percent of the ballots that the Committee on the Contemporary Era of Baseball will be published on December 4, 2022 and will be inducted on July 23, 2023 along with those players chosen by the BWAA who will be announced on January 24, 2023.
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Achievements of the players
The eight players selected for the ballot will be able to receive the honor of being members of the Baseball Hall of Fame and these are the reasons why they are being considered.
Barry Bonds is the all-time MLB home run leader with 762. Likewise, he obtained eight Gold Gloves and was chosen as the MVP of the National League seven times. Home runs were his thing as he holds the record for most four-round drives in a season after posting 73 in 2001.
Pitcher Roger Clemens won two MLB World Series with the New York Yankees and was awarded the Cy Young for seven seasons of the 24 seasons he spent in the Major Leagues. Another Yankee on the list is Don Mattingly, who spent 14 years as a first baseman for the ‘Bronx Bombers‘. There he won nine Gold Gloves and was named MVP of the Young Circuit in 195. Between 2011 and 2015 he worked as a driver for the Dodgers and since 2016 he has held the same role with the Miami Marlins.
Curt Schilling is one of four players with more than 3,000 strikeouts and fewer than 1,000 walks.. Additionally, he was the 2001 World Series MVP and was named an All-Star six times.
The only Latino on the list is Cuban Rafael Palmeiro. His 20-year career in the ‘Big Top’ was divided into 10 seasons with the Texas Rangers, seven with the Baltimore Orioles and three with the Chicago Cubs. The one from Havana won three Gold Gloves and two Silver Slugger.
Although a hip injury ended his major league journey at age 33, Albert Belle was one of the best ballplayers of the 1990s. The outfielder recorded 50 home runs and 50 doubles in the 1995 season and no one has done it again.
Fred McGriff and Dale Murphy they spent much of their careers with the Atlanta Braves. The first was part of the ninth that won the 1995 World Series and the second won MVP awards in the 1982 and 1983 seasons.