The 2019 MLB Hall of Fame class will have four new members, all of whom are very deserving of enshrinement, and one of whom – Mariano Rivera – is the first unanimous selection ever:
Enter Sandman.
Former @Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera has been voted into the Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/7F3kexWTS7
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) January 22, 2019
The late Toronto @BlueJays and @Phillies legend Roy Halladay has been voted into the Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/dMbYuTATRX
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) January 22, 2019
MOOSE!
The former @Orioles and @Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina has been voted into the Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/rb1wy7HVJ3
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) January 22, 2019
He's in!
Seattle @Mariners legend Edgar MartÃnez has been voted into the Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/8iKZlpEqAK
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) January 22, 2019
Here’s the full voting, with guys like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens gaining ground, and Sammy Sosa staying on the ballot, but only barely:
Zero votes for Ted Lilly. Criminal.
Andruw Jones and Scott Rolen remain horribly underrated in my view, and Larry Walker is going to get some push in the coming years, I suspect.