The Baseball Hall of Fame revealed their 2021 ballot, with ten new players added to the ballot, including outfielder Torii Hunter and pitchers Tim Hudson, Mark Buerhle, and Barry Zito. None of the newcomers to the ballot are likely to be slam-dunk choices, and may not even receive serious consideration, which could give a better chance to some of the holdovers on the ballot.
Among the holdovers are controversial candidates such as pitchers Curt Schilling and Roger Clemens, and outfielders Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa, all up for the ninth year. Schilling has been the closest, getting on 70 percent of ballot last year, but was a borderline case and has hurt his cause with inflammatory political statements since retiring.