Four ex-Marlins players listed on the 2019 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame ballot all fell short of induction, as revealed on Tuesday night.
Gary Sheffield is the lone “survivor” who will remain eligible on the 2020 ballot. He thrived with the Marlins (.288/.426/.543, 155 wRC+ in 2,358 PA) from 1993-1998, contributing to the franchise’s first World Series championship.
Despite extraordinary offensive stats with several teams, Sheffield’s case is damaged by suspected performance-enhancing drug use, defensive struggles at several positions and frosty relationships with many of the empowered BBWAA members. He compiled 49.