Four of Salmon's most distinguished former Angels teammates debuted on the Hall of Fame ballot this year, but they all received less than 5-percent approval from the Baseball Writers' Association of America and thus dropped off the ballot.
Jim Edmonds appeared on 11 of 440 ballots, or 2.5 percent. David Eckstein garnered two votes, Garret Anderson received one, and Troy Glaus was shut out entirely. So now it's official: Another year will pass without an Angels representative in the Hall of Fame.
Ken Griffey Jr., who joined Mike Piazza to make up the 2016 class, is expected to choose a Mariners cap for his Hall of Fame plaque.