Voting for next year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class is underway and, per usual, former Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte isn’t making the cut.
It’s a simple numbers game. Pettitte is in his sixth year on the ballot and only received 17% of the required votes last winter. It doesn’t help matters that this year has a borderline first-balloter in Adrian Beltre, the longtime star third baseman. Longtime Rockies slugger Todd Helton and former Mets closer Billy Wagner could also cross the finish line after coming close in 2023.
But even still, Andy Pettitte and his Hall of Fame stock are clearly rising.