ATLANTA — The Baseball Writers Association of America unveiled the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday and a few Atlanta Braves players will try to make it to Cooperstown.
Andruw Jones returns to the ballot for his ninth year on the ballot. Last year, he finished with 66.2% of the 75% needed to get elected. He will only have two more attempts to make the hall on the BBWAA ballot or it will be up to the Era Committees.
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Former Braves outfielders Matt Kemp and Nick Markakis are among the 12 newcomers to the ballot. Pitcher Cole Hamels is also on the ballot for the first time. He only played one game in a Braves uniform in the shortened 2020 season.
The 2026 Hall of Fame class will be unveiled on Jan. 20.
Here are the nominees:
- Bobby Abreu
- Carlos Beltran
- Ryan Braun
- Mark Buehrle
- Shin-Soo Choo
- Edwin Encarnacion
- Gio Gonzalez
- Alex Gordon
- Cole Hamels
- Felix Hernandez
- Torii Hunter
- Andruw Jones
- Matt Kemp
- Howie Kendrick
- Nick Markakis
- Daniel Murphy
- Dustin Pedroia
- Hunter Pence
- Andy Pettitte
- Rick Porcello
- Manny Ramirez
- Alex Rodriguez
- Francisco Rodriguez
- Jimmy Rollins
- Chase Utley
- Omar Vizquel
- David Wright
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