Will the Pandora’s box open in the MLB with the exaltation of Bonds and Clemens?

This Tuesday it will be announced who will be inducted into the 2022/01/shohei-ohtani-is-ready-to-be-the-face-of-major-league-baseball/” title=”Shohei Ohtani is ready to be the face of major league baseball”>Hall of Fame in the class of 2022, whose vote could mark a before and after in the history of Cooperstown.

In the last public votes, it was possible to know the extreme favoritism that the Boston Red Sox legend, David Ortiz, has, who with 83.6% of the preferences is heading towards his immortality in his first appearance on the ballots, something that affirms that Despite the rumors about his relationship with prohibited substances – an accusation that was never proven and which was rejected by the MLB – his performance in the majors is beyond dispute.

Remember that the ‘Big Papi’ has in his showcase three World Series championships, 10 invitations to the All-Star Game and seven Silver Slugger awards. He also said goodbye to the majors with a .286 average, .931 OPS, 2,472 hits, 541 homers, 632 doubles, 1,768 RBIs and 1,419 runs scored. If the Dominican doesn’t deserve to be in the Hall of Fame, then who?

However, the discussion and the fact that could be disturbing among baseball writers is the possible induction of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, stars clearly involved in the steroids scandal, who are in their last year of eligibility and who in the last public bulletin received 132 and 130 votes for 77.2% and 76%, respectively. For both to be considered members of the Cooperstown pavilion, they need 75% of the votes. It’s important to remember that many writers don’t reveal their voting intent, so it’s possible that many have kept their denial towards Bonds and Clemens to themselves.