Alex Rodriguez, welcome to baseball’s club of ill repute, the one reserved for retired superstars who get passed over for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame due to performance enhancing drugs ties.
The 2022 ballot includes A-Rod for the first time, and the Yankees great joins three other very prominent suspected or busted cheaters who have one final shot to be voted in by baseball writers — Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa.
Early voting results, tabulated once again by Hall of Fame tracker Ryan Thibodaux, spell bad news for A-Rod, who has received only 51 votes among 110 revealed ballots through Dec. 31. His 46.4% falls far short of the 75% needed for election.
Bonds and Clemens, close calls in the 2021 vote, are a few percentage points above the 75% threshold again (at 80%), but they traditionally fall a few points when the final tabulations are counted.
Based on early voting, the best bet to get in among 30 candidates is Red Sox great David Ortiz, who is at 82.7%. Big Papi has steroids ties, too, but he’s vehemently pleaded his innocence since being named in the 2003 Mitchell Report for testing positive for PEDs. MLB has since stated that there were false positives in that report, which was conducted prior to baseball outlawing PEDs.
2022 is also the 10th and last time on the ballot for controversial pitcher Curt Schilling, who received at least 70% of the vote the last two seasons. He badmouthed writers again after falling short last year, and it’s showing in the early voting, as he’s close to 60%. Scott Rolen, who played with Schilling in Philadelphia, has gained a lot more support over the last three years and is at 72.7% and has a shot to get in this year.
Besides A-Rod, 10 first-time candidates includes former Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira, who likely won’t come close to getting even the 5% of the vote needed to remain on the ballot next year.
Anyone elected will be inducted on July 24 in Cooperstown, N.Y., along with the six recent Golden Era Committee electees — former Yankees pitcher Jim Kaat, Gil Hodges, Tony Oliva, Minnie Minoso, Buck O’Neil and Bud Fowler.
Here are early voting results for all 30 candidates through 110 of the estimated 392 votes via bbhoftracker.com:
BOBBY ABREU, RF
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Abreu is on the ballot for the third time and has received 13.6% of the vote (15 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2020: 5.5%
2021: 8.7%
Career statistics: .291 average, 8,480 AB, 1,453 runs, 2,470 hits, 574 doubles, 59 triples, 288 HR, 1,363 RBI, 400 SB, 1,476 BB, 1,840 K, .870 OPS, 2,425 games, 2 All-Star Games, 1 Gold Glove, 1 Silver Slugger in 18 seasons with Astros (1996-97), Phillies (1998-2006), Yankees (2006-08), Angels (2009-12), Dodgers (2012) and Mets (2014).
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BARRY BONDS, LF
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Bonds is on the ballot for the 10th time and has received 80.9% of the vote (89 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2013: 36.2%
2014: 34.7%
2015: 36.4%
2016: 44.3%
2017: 53.8%
2018: 56.4%
2019: 59.1%
2020: 60.7%
2021: 61.8%
Career statistics: .298 average, 9,847 AB, 2,227 runs, 2,935 hits, 601 doubles, 77 triples, 762 HR, 1,996 RBI, 514 SB, 2,558 BB, 1,539 K, 1.051 OPS, 2,986 games, 14 All-Star Games, 8 Gold Gloves, 12 Silver Sluggers, 6 MVPs in 22 seasons with Pirates (1986-92) and Giants (1993-2007).
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MARK BUEHRLE, LHP
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Buehrle is on the ballot for the second time and has received 4.5% of the vote (5 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2021: 11.0%
Career statistics: 214-160, 3.81 ERA, 518 games, 493 starts, 3,283.1 IP, 1,542 hits, 361 HR, 734 BB, 1,870 K, 5 All-Star Games, 4 Gold Gloves in 16 seasons with White Sox (2000-11), Marlins (2012) and Blue Jays (2013-15).
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ROGER CLEMENS, RHP
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Clemens is on the ballot for the 10th time and has received 80% of the vote (88 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2013: 37.6%
2014: 35.4%
2015: 37.5%
2016: 45.2%
2017: 54.1%
2018: 57.3%
2019: 59.5%
2020: 61.0%
2021: 61.6%
Career statistics: 354-184, 3.12 ERA, 709 games, 707 starts, 4,916.2 IP, 4,185 hits, 363 HR, 1,580 BB, 4,672 K, 11 All-Star Games, 7 Cy Youngs, 2 MVPs in 24 seasons with Red Sox (1984-96), Blue Jays (1997-98), Yankees (1999-2003, 2007) and Astros (2004-06).
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CARL CRAWFORD, LF
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Crawford is on the ballot for the first time and has received no votes (0 of 110).
Career statistics: .290 average, 6,655 AB, 998 runs, 1,931 hits, 309 doubles, 123 triples, 136 HR, 766 RBI, 480 SB, 377 BB, 1,067 K, .765 OPS, 1,716 games, 4 All-Star Games in 15 seasons with Rays (2002-10), Red Sox (2011-12) and Dodgers (2013-16).
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PRINCE FIELDER, 1B
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Fielder is on the ballot for the first time and has received no votes (0 of 110).
Career statistics: .283 average, 5,821 AB, 862 runs, 1,645 hits, 321 doubles, 10 triples, 319 HR, 1,028 RBI, 18 SB, 847 BB, 1,155 K, .887 OPS, 1,611 games, 6 All-Star Games, 3 Silver Sluggers in 12 seasons with Brewers (2005-11), Tigers (2012-13) and Rangers (2014-16).
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TODD HELTON, 1B
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Helton is on the ballot for the fourth time and has received 56.4% of the vote (62 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2019: 10.2%
2020: 29.2%
2021: 44.9%
Career statistics: .316 average, 7,962 AB, 1,401 runs, 2,519 hits, 592 doubles, 37 triples, 369 HR, 1,406 RBI, 37 SB, 1,335 BB, 1,175 K, .953 OPS, 2,247 games, 5 All-Star Games, 3 Gold Gloves, 4 Silver Sluggers in 17 seasons with Rockies (1997-2013).
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RYAN HOWARD, 1B
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Howard is on the ballot for the first time and has received 1.8% of the vote (2 of 110).
Career statistics: .258 average, 5,707 AB, 848 runs, 1,475 hits, 277 doubles, 21 triples, 382 HR, 1,194 RBI, 12 SB, 709 BB, 1,843 K, .859 OPS, 1,572 games, 3 All-Star Games, 1 MVP, 1 Silver Slugger in 13 seasons with Phillies (2004-16).
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TIM HUDSON, RHP
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Hudson is on the ballot for the second time and has received 3.6% of the vote (4 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2021: 5.2%
Career statistics: 222-133, 3.49 ERA, 482 games, 479 starts, 3,126.2 IP, 2,957 hits, 248 HR, 917 BB, 2,080 K, 4 All-Star Games in 17 seasons with Athletics (1999-2004), Braves (2005-13) and Giants (2014-15).
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TORII HUNTER, CF
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Hunter is on the ballot for the second time and has received 1.8% of the vote (2 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2021: 9.5%
Career statistics: .277 average, 8,857 AB, 1,296 runs, 2,452 hits, 498 doubles, 39 triples, 353 HR, 1,391 RBI, 195 SB, 661 BB, 1,741 K, .793 OPS, 2,372 games, 5 All-Star Games, 9 Gold Gloves, 2 Silver Sluggers in 19 seasons with Twins (1997-2007, 2015), Angels (2008-12) and Tigers (2014).
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ANDRUW JONES, CF
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Jones is on the ballot for the fifth time and has received 50% of the vote (55 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2018: 7.3%
2019: 7.5%
2020: 19.4%
2021: 33.9%
Career statistics: .254 average, 7,599 AB, 1,204 runs, 1,933 hits, 383 doubles, 36 triples, 434 HR, 1,289 RBI, 152 SB, 891 BB, 1,748 K, .823 OPS, 2,196 games, 5 All-Star Games, 10 Gold Gloves, 1 Silver Slugger in 17 seasons with Braves (1996-2007), Dodgers (2008), Rangers (2009), White Sox (2010) and Yankees (2011-12).
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JEFF KENT, 2B
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Kent is on the ballot for the ninth time and has received 26.4% of the vote (29 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2014: 15.2%
2015: 14.0%
2016: 16.6%
2017: 16.7%
2018: 14.5%
2019: 18.1%
2020: 27.5%
2021: 32.4%
Career statistics: .290 average, 8,498 AB, 1,320 runs, 2,461 hits, 560 doubles, 47 triples, 377 HR, 1,518 RBI, 94 SB, 801 BB, 1,522 K, .855 OPS, 2,298 games, 5 All-Star Games, 1 MVP, 4 Silver Sluggers in 17 seasons with Mets (1992-96), Indians (1996), Giants (1997-2002), Astros (2003-04) and Dodgers (2005-08).
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TIM LINCECUM, RHP
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Lincecum is on the ballot for the first time and has received 0.9% of the vote (1 of 110).
Career statistics: 110-89, 3.74 ERA, 278 games, 270 starts, 1,682 IP, 1,506 hits, 147 HR, 669 BB, 1,736 K, 4 All-Star Games and 2 Cy Youngs in 10 seasons with Giants (2007-15) and Angels (2016).
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JUSTIN MORNEAU, 1B
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Morneau is on the ballot for the first time and has received 0.9% of the vote (1 of 110).
Career statistics: .281 average, 5,699 AB, 772 runs, 1,603 hits, 349 doubles, 23 triples, 247 HR, 985 RBI, 5 SB, 573 BB, 988 K, .828 OPS, 1,545 games, 4 All-Star Games, 1 MVP in 14 seasons with Twins (2003-13), Pirates (2013), Rockies (2014-15) and White Sox (2016).
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JOE NATHAN, RHP
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Nathan is on the ballot for the first time and has received 2.7% of the vote (3 of 110).
Career statistics: 64-34, 2.87 ERA, 787 games, 377 saves, 923.1 IP, 690 hits, 84 HR, 344 BB, 976 K, 6 All-Star Games in 16 seasons with Giants (1999-2000, 2002-03, 2016), Twins (2004-09, 2011), Rangers (2012-13), Tigers (2014-15) and Cubs (2016).
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DAVID ORTIZ, DH
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Ortiz is on the ballot for the first time and has received 82.7% of the vote (91 of 110).
Career statistics: .286 average, 8,640 AB, 1,419 runs, 2,472 hits, 632 doubles, 19 triples, 541 HR, 1,768 RBI, 17 SB, 1,319 BB, 1,750 K, .931 OPS, 2,408 games, 10 All-Star Game, 1 World Series MVP in 20 seasons with Twins (1997-2002) and Red Sox (2003-16).
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JONATHAN PAPELBON, RHP
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Papelbon is on the ballot for the first time and has received 0.9% of the vote (1 of 110).
Career statistics: 41-36, 2.44 ERA, 689 games, 368 saves, 725.2 IP, 572 hits, 57 HR, 185 BB, 808 K, 6 All-Star Games in 12 seasons with Red Sox (2005-11), Phillies (2012-15) and Nationals (2015-16).
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JAKE PEAVY, RHP
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Peavy is on the ballot for the first time and has received no votes (0 of 110).
Career statistics: 152-126, 3.63 ERA, 388 games, 377 starts, 2,377 IP, 2,134 hits, 259 HR, 708 BB, 2,207 K, 3 All-Star Games, 1 Cy Young in 15 seasons with Padres (2002-09), White Sox (2009-13), Red Sox (2013) and Giants (2014-16).
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ANDY PETTITTE, LHP
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Pettitte is on the ballot for the fourth time and has received 11.8% of the vote (13 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2019: 9.9%
2020: 11.3%
2021: 13.7%
Career statistics: 256-153, 3.85 ERA, 531 games, 521 starts, 3,316 IP, 3,448 hits, 288 HR, 1,031 BB, 2,448 K, 3 All-Star Games in 18 seasons with Yankees (1995-2003, 2007-2010) and Astros (2004-06).
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A.J. PIERZYNSKI, C
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Pierzynski is on the ballot for the first time and has received 0.9% of the vote (1 of 110).
Career statistics: .277 average, 5,488 AB, 809 runs, 1,522 hits, 333 doubles, 42 triples, 197 HR, 794 RBI, 75 SB, 527 BB, 1,101 K, .805 OPS, 1,536 games, 2 All-Star Games in 19 seasons with Twins (1998-2003), Giants (2004), White Sox (2005-12), Rangers (2013), Red Sox (2014), Cardinals (2014) and Braves (2015-16).
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MANNY RAMIREZ, OF/DH
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Ramirez is on the ballot for the sixth time and has received 41.8% of the vote (46 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2017: 23.8%
2018: 22.0%
2019: 22.8%
2020: 28.2%
2021: 28.2%
Career statistics: .312 average, 8,244 AB, 1,544 runs, 2,574 hits, 547 doubles, 20 triples, 555 HR, 1,831 RBI, 38 SB, 1,329 BB, 1,813 K, .996 OPS, 2,302 games, 12 All-Star Games, 9 Silver Sluggers, 1 World Series MVP in 19 seasons with Indians (1993-2000), Red Sox (2001-08), Dodgers (2008-10), White Sox (2010) and Rays (2011).
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ALEX RODRIGUEZ, SS/3B
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Rodriguez is on the ballot for the first time and has received 46.4% of the vote (51 of 110).
Career statistics: .295 average, 10,566 AB, 2,021 runs, 3,115 hits, 548 doubles, 31 triples, 696 HR, 2,086 RBI, 329 SB, 1,338 BB, 2,287 K, .930 OPS, 2,874 games, 14 All-Star Games, 3 MVPs in 22 seasons with Mariners (1994-2000), Rangers (2001-03) and Yankees (2004-13, 2015-16).
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SCOTT ROLEN, 3B
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Rolen is on the ballot for the fifth time and has received 72.7% of the vote (80 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2018: 10.2%
2019: 17.2%
2020: 35.3%
2021: 52.9%
Career statistics: .281 average, 7,398 AB, 1,211 runs, 2,077 hits, 517 doubles, 43 triples, 316 HR, 1,287 RBI, 118 SB, 899 BB, 1,410 K, .855 OPS, 2,038 games, 7 All-Star Games, 8 Gold Gloves, 1 Silver Slugger in 17 seasons with Phillies (1996-2002), Cardinals (2003-07), Blue Jays (2008-09) and Reds (2009-12).
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JIMMY ROLLINS, SS
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Rollins is on the ballot for the first time and has received 10.9% of the vote (12 of 110).
Career statistics: .264 average, 9,294 AB, 1,421 runs, 2,455 hits, 511 doubles, 115 triples, 231 HR, 936 RBI, 470 SB, 813 BB, 1,264 K, .743 OPS, 2,275 games, 3 All-Star Games, 1 MVP in 17 seasons with Phillies (2000-14), Dodgers (2015) and White Sox (2016).
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CURT SCHILLING, RHP
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Schilling is on the ballot for the 10th time and has received 60.9% of the vote (67 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2013: 38.8%
2014: 29.2%
2015: 39.2%
2016: 52.3%
2017: 45.0%
2018: 51.2%
2019: 60.9%
2020: 70.0%
2021: 71.1%
Career statistics: 216-146, 3.46 ERA, 569 games, 436 starts, 22 saves, 3,261 IP, 2,998 hits, 347 HR, 711 BB, 3,116 K, 6 All-Star Games, 1 World Series MVP in 20 seasons with Orioles (1988-90), Astros (1991), Phillies (1992-2000), Diamondbacks (2000-03), Red Sox (2004-07).
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GARY SHEFFIELD, OF
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Sheffield is on the ballot for the eighth time and has received 47.3% of the vote (52 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2015: 11.7%
2016: 11.6%
2017: 13.3%
2018: 11.1%
2019: 13.6%
2020: 30.5%
2021: 40.6%
Career statistics: .292 average, 9,217 AB, 1,636 runs, 2,689 hits, 467 doubles, 27 triples, 509 HR, 1,676 RBI, 253 SB, 1,475 BB, 1,171 K, .907 OPS, 2,576 games, 9 All-Star Games, 5 Silver Sluggers in 22 seasons with Brewers (1988-1991), Padres (1992-93), Marlins (1993-98), Dodgers (1999-2001), Braves (2002-03), Yankees (2004-06), Tigers (2007-08) and Mets (2009).
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SAMMY SOSA, OF
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Sosa is on the ballot for the 10th time and has received 25.5% of the vote (28 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2013: 12.5%
2014: 7.2%
2015: 6.6%
2016: 7.0%
2017: 8.6%
2018: 7.8%
2019: 8.5%
2020: 13.9%
2021: 17.0%
Career statistics: .273 average, 9,896 AB, 1,475 runs, 2,408 hits, 379 doubles, 45 triples, 609 HR, 1,667 RBI, 234 SB, 929 BB, 2,306 K, .878 OPS, 2,354 games, 7 All-Star Games, 1 MVP, 6 Silver Sluggers in 18 seasons with Rangers (1989, 2007), White Sox (1990-91), Cubs (1991-2004) and Orioles (2005).
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MARK TEIXEIRA, 1B
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Teixeira is on the ballot for the first time and has received 0.9% of the vote (1 of 110).
Career statistics: .268 average, 6,936 AB, 1,099 runs, 1,862 hits, 408 doubles, 18 triples, 409 HR, 1,298 RBI, 26 SB, 918 BB, 1,441 K, .869 OPS, 1,862 games, 3 All-Star Games in 14 seasons with Rangers (2003-07), Braves (2007-08), Angels (2008) and Yankees (2009-16).
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OMAR VIZQUEL, SS
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Vizquel is on the ballot for the fifth time and has received 9.1% of the vote (10 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2018: 37.0%
2019: 42.8%
2020: 52.6%
2021: 49.1%
Career statistics: .272 average, 10,586 AB, 1,445 runs, 2,877 hits, 456 doubles, 77 triples, 80 HR, 951 RBI, 404 SB, 1,028 BB, 1087 K, .688 OPS, 2,968 games, 3 All-Star Games, 11 Gold Gloves in 24 seasons with Mariners (1989-1993), Indians (1994-2004), Giants (2005-08), Rangers (2009), White Sox (2010-11) and Blue Jays (2012).
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BILLY WAGNER, LHP
2022 Hall of Fame candidacy: Wagner is on the ballot for the seventh time and has received 47.3% of the vote (52 of 110).
Previous Hall of Fame ballots:
2016: 10.5%
2017: 10.2%
2018: 11.1%
2019: 16.7%
2020: 31.7%
2021: 46.4%
Career statistics: 47-40, 2.31 ERA, 422 saves, 853 games, 903 IP, 601 hits, 82 HR, 300 BB, 1,196 K, 7 All-Star Games in 16 seasons with Astros (1995-2003), Phillies (2004-05), Mets (2006-09), Red Sox (2009) and Braves (2010).
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