Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot 2022: Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz participate; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling in senior year

The ballot for the class of 2022 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame is second release, and it’s featured by some big names in their 10th and final years on the ballot — Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens – as well as notable newcoms, like Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz.

As a reminder: To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, players need to be on at least 75 percent of the votes cast from eligible BBWAA members. To avoid voting, players need to hit at least five percent. Players are eligible to continue to vote for up to 10 annual voting cycles.

The results of the vote will be revealed on January 25, 2022. There are 17 candidates for office in addition to 13 new on the ballot. Newcomers are players who have spent at least 10 seasons in the professional league, have been retired for five years, and have been selected by the Hall of Fame to be added to the ballot.

Newcomers with big names will be A-Rod and Big Papi, followed by Jimmy Rollins and Mark Teixeira. Some other notable firsts include Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Tim Lincecum, Jake Peavy, Justin Morneau, Carl Crawford and Prince Fielder.

Here are the holders, listed with the percentage of votes they received last year and their current year on the ballot (meaning 10th is their last chance).

2022 Votes on Walk of Fame

2022 to vote in the Hall of Fame for the first time

• Carl Crawford
• Prince Fielder
• Ryan Howard
• Tim Lincecum
• Justin Morneau
• Joe Nathan
• David Ortiz
• Jonathan Papelbon
• Jake Peavy
• AJ Pierzynski
• Jimmy Rollins
• Alex Rodriguez
• Mark Teixeira

The BBWAA class will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Cooperstown, New York on July 24, 2022. The class will be participating. by any referrer from the Early Age and/or Golden Age committees.