With the 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame class announced last week, the streak increased to five years without a former Cleveland Indian earning enshrinement in Cooperstown. In 2011, the last time former Indians earned the call, neither Bert Blyleven nor Roberto Alomar chose to don Tribe caps on their plaques. But instead of focusing on the past, the Indians are looking ahead.
In 2017 and 2018, these fellas become eligible for the @BaseballHall. https://t.co/TuP28modhJ pic.twitter.com/BGyG1KZup2
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) January 7, 2016
Manny Ramirez will debut on next year’s ballot while Omar Vizquel and Jim Thome highlight the new additions in 2018.