Baseball Hall of Fame voting winners, losers and who coul...

What’s Happening

Real talk: Our the experts break down the highs and lows of the 2026 vote and look ahead to 2027.

Baseball Hall of Fame 2026 results: Winners and losers play Carlos Beltran describes his emotions upon finding out he was a Hall of Famer (0:40) Carlos Beltran talks about his emotions after finding out he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. (0:40) ESPN Jan 20, 2026, 07:15 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The results are in! (yes, really)

Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones are the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Details

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America elected the pair to Cooperstown’s Class of 2026 with 84. They join Jeff Kent, who was elected baseball era committee in December .

ESPN MLB the experts Buster Olney, Bradford Doolittle, Jesse Rogers and Jorge Castillo break down what the 2026 election tells us and look ahead to the 2027 ballot and beyond. Besides those elected, who is the biggest winner on this year’s ballot?

Why This Matters

Olney: Last year, Felix Hernandez polled at 20. 6% of the vote in his first year on the ballot, and this year, he took a major step forward, to 46. 1%, in what now appears to be a steady march toward election.

The sports world never stops delivering these kinds of storylines.

The Bottom Line

1% — to believe he’ll get in sooner than later. His increase is similar to what Jones and Beltran experienced before they were elected.

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