Former Batting Champ and World Champion Falls Short of Hall of Fame Vote on Final Ballot

Former batting champion and nine-time All-Star Gary Sheffield fell short of the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night. After 10 years on the ballot, Sheffield now moves to the Eras Committee.

On Tuesday night, we learned that Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton are heading to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this summer. All three players earned more than 75 percent of the vote from the writers to earn induction into Cooperstown in July.

On the other side of the coin, we learned that legend Gary Sheffield once again fell short of the 75 percent threshold, meaning that he is now off the ballot after 10 years. He can still earn election into the Hall of Fame, but it will need to come via the Era's Committee.

Per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, Sheffield earned just over 63 percent of the vote.

There were 394 ballots submitted in this year’s HOF vote. 

Adrián Beltré 366 (95.1%) 

Todd Helton 307 (79.7) 

Joe Mauer 293 (76.1) 

Billy Wagner 284 (73.8)

 Gary Sheffield 246 (63.9) 

Andruw Jones 237 (61.6) 

Carlos Beltrán 220 (57.1) 

Álex Rodríguez 134 (34.8), 

Manny Ramírez 125 (32.5)

Sheffield had an incredible 22-year career with the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets. 

He was a nine-time All-Star selection who helped the Marlins win the 1997 World Series. He was a five-time Silver Slugger Award winner and also won a batting title in 1992. 

All in all, Sheffield registered 2,689 career hits. He also was a .292 lifetime hitter who connected for 509 home runs.

The Eras Committee will have a chance to vote on 2025 Hall of Famers in December of 2024.

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