Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens get another Baseball Hall of Fame shot through contemporary era committee ballot
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Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens still have a chance to enter baseball’s hallowed hall.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame contemporary baseball era committee ballot will have holdovers in Bonds, Clemens, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy, while others off the regular ballot have joined them.
Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela will also be on the contemporary era committee ballot for the Class of 2026.
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Former New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens during the Old Timer’s Day Ceremony at Yankee Stadium. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)
The committee, made up of 16 voters, will meet on Dec. 7 during the winter meetings in Orlando, Florida to determine who may be entering the Hall in Cooperstown. A 75% vote is required for election, and if someone reaches that minimum, they will be inducted on July 26, 2026.
The regular Baseball Writers’ Associate of America (BBWAA) vote will be announced on Jan. 20, 2026.
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In 2022, the Hall of Fame restructured its veterans committees with panels to consider the contemporary era, which is from 1980 until now, as well as the classic era. For the contemporary era, there are two separate ballots for players and managers, executives and umpires. Contemporary managers, executives and umpires will be considered in December 2026, while classic era candidates will be viewed in December 2027.
Each committee meets every three years, meaning the next contemporary era ballot review will be in December 2028.
When this era ballot was reviewed in December 2022,


