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Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens may not have made it into the Hall of Fame in their last year on the ballot, but there’s still a way to Cooperstown.
The Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2022 was revealed on Tuesday, January 25, and it was the last time Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were able to be on the Baseball Writers Association of America ballot. Ultimately, they fell short of the 75 percent threshold they needed to get into Cooperstown, leaving former Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz as the only person on the ballot to receive induction.
Although Bonds and Clemens are no longer on the ballot, there is still a way for them (and others) make it to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Enjoy this angle of Barry Bonds absolutely shitting on a baseball ð??????pic.twitter.com/ofWYr8ohnw
— Baseball Lifestyle™ (@BsbLifestyle__) January 4, 2022
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens may still be called to the salon
The former San Francisco Giants slugger, multiple Cy Young winner and other snubs can enter through Today’s Game Committee.
Today’s Game Committee it consists of 16 members, who are “National Baseball Hall of Famers, executives, and veteran members of the media,” according to the official website of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Roger Clemens belongs in the Hall of Fame for this moment alone pic.twitter.com/KGPwx1E6ZR
— TodayInSports (@TodayInSports3) January 25, 2022
next December, Today’s Game committee will meet to discuss possible candidates for the Hall of Fame. Among those to be debated are players, coaches, executives and referees from the years 1988 to 2016. But, like voting, candidates must receive 75 percent of the vote. Therefore, they need 12 votes to be inducted into Cooperstown as a member of the Class of 2023.
If Bonds or Clemens do not receive the required number of votes this December, the committee will meet again in December 2024, according to the official website of the Baseball Hall of Fame. If not, the process will continue, as the committee meets twice every five years.
