- Source: 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2025 will be conducted according to the rules most recently amended in 2022. As in the past, the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) will vote by mail to select from a ballot of recently retired players, and the results will be announced in January.
Inductees, if any, will be honored in a ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
BBWAA ballot
The list of players appearing on the BBWAA ballot was released on November 18, 2024. There were 14 players carried over from the 2024 ballot, who garnered at least 5% of the vote and were still eligible for election, as well as 14 players whose last major league appearance was in 2019, played at least 10 seasons of Major League Baseball, and were chosen by a screening committee. This will be the final ballot for Billy Wagner.
Players who met first-year eligibility requirements but were not selected by the screening committee for inclusion on the ballot were: Matt Albers, Yonder Alonso, Gordon Beckham, Jerry Blevins, Peter Bourjos, Clay Buchholz, Melky Cabrera, Andrew Cashner, Welington Castillo, Rajai Davis, Daniel Descalso, Ian Desmond, Lucas Duda, Zach Duke, Mike Dunn, Marco Estrada, David Freese, Luke Gregerson, Carlos Gómez, Jeanmar Gómez, Jeremy Hellickson, David Hernandez, Nick Hundley, Chris Iannetta, Edwin Jackson, Shawn Kelley, Mike Leake, Francisco Liriano, Kendrys Morales, Pat Neshek, Steve Pearce, Martín Prado, Mark Reynolds, Clayton Richard, Tyson Ross, Fernando Salas, Tony Sipp, Carlos Torres, Mark Trumbo, Jason Vargas, Bobby Wilson.
Classic Baseball Committee
The Classic Baseball Era Committee will meet at the Winter Meetings in December 2024 to consider the election of eight players who made their greatest impact on the game through 1979. The full ballot was announced on November 4, 2024, and the voting will be held on December 8.
Ford C. Frick Award
The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball" and has been presented annually since 1978. The 2025 award will be a composite ballot of local and national voices, as per the rules most recently amended in 2023. The winner will be announced on December 11, 2024. The 2025 finalists, and the teams they are best known as broadcasters for, are:
Skip Caray (1939–2008), Atlanta Braves
René Cárdenas (born 1930), Spanish-language announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Colt .45s / Astros, and Texas Rangers
Gary Cohen (born 1958), New York Mets
Jacques Doucet (born 1940), French-language announcer for the Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays
Tom Hamilton (born 1954), Cleveland Indians / Guardians
Ernie Johnson Sr. (1924–2011), Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves
Mike Krukow (born 1952), San Francisco Giants
Duane Kuiper (born 1950), San Francisco Giants
Dave Sims (born 1953), Seattle Mariners
John Sterling (born 1938), New York Yankees
BBWAA Career Excellence Award
The BBWAA Career Excellence Award honors a baseball writer (or writers) "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing" and is presented during Hall of Fame Weekend by that year's President of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The award is voted upon annually by the BBWAA.
References
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- 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
- 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
- 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Ford C. Frick Award
- Dave Parker
- Steve Garvey
- Veterans Committee
- Luis Tiant
- Robin Roberts (baseball)
