The BBWAA didn’t pitch a second consecutive shutout Tuesday night electing just former Red Sox DH David Ortiz to the Hall of Fame. Ortiz garnered 77.9% of the vote while Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens finished second and third at 66.0% and 65.2%.
This was the last shot for Bonds, Clemens, Curt Schilling and Sammy Sosa who have all now exhausted their 10-year eligibility on the writers’ ballot. Their future Hall of Fame fates will now be decided by the Today’s Game committee. Eleven other players, including Tim Hudson, failed to reach the required five percent threshold in order to remain on the ballot.