The Baseball Writers Association of America announced results of 2021 National Baseball Hall of Fame voting, and no new players have been elected this year.
Curt Schilling came the closest, receiving 71.1% and falling 16 votes shy in his ninth of 10 potential years on the ballot. A presumed reason for Schilling’s lack of support goes beyond the field into his political and humanity views. He has asked to be removed from the ballot next year, although that is unlikely to actually happen.
After Schilling, the next two closest were alleged steroid users in Barry Bonds (61.