2025 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

The list of players appearing on the BBWAA ballot was released on November 18, 2024. There were 14 players carried over from the 2024 ballot, who garnered at least 5% of the vote and were still eligible for election, as well as 14 players whose last major league appearance was in 2019, played at least 10 seasons of Major League Baseball, and were chosen by a screening committee. This was the final ballot for Billy Wagner. A total of 394 ballots were cast, with 296 votes needed to reach the 75% threshold for election. A total of 2,667 votes were cast for individual players, an average of 6.77 votes per ballot. Players who met first-year eligibility requirements but were not selected by the screening committee for inclusion on the ballot were: Matt Albers, Yonder Alonso, Gordon Beckham, Jerry Blevins, Peter Bourjos, Clay Buchholz, Melky Cabrera, Andrew Cashner, Welington Castillo, Rajai Davis, Daniel Descalso, Ian Desmond, Lucas Duda, Zach Duke, Mike Dunn, Marco Estrada, David Freese, Luke Gregerson, Carlos Gómez, Jeanmar Gómez, Jeremy Hellickson, David Hernandez, Nick Hundley, Chris Iannetta, Edwin Jackson, Shawn Kelley, Mike Leake, Francisco Liriano, Kendrys Morales, Pat Neshek, Steve Pearce, Martín Prado, Mark Reynolds, Clayton Richard, Tyson Ross, Fernando Salas, Tony Sipp, Carlos Torres, Mark Trumbo, Jason Vargas, and Bobby Wilson. ==Classic Baseball Era Committee==

The Classic Baseball Era Committee met at the Winter Meetings in December 2024 to consider the election of eight players who made their greatest impact on the game through 1979. The full ballot was announced on November 4, 2024, and the voting was held on December 8. Of the eight candidates, only Steve Garvey, Tommy John, and Dave Parker were still alive at the time of voting. Parker died on June 28, 2025, 29 days before the scheduled induction ceremony. The 16-member committee (of which, 75% or 12 votes were required for election) consisted of the following individuals: • Hall of Famers: Paul Molitor, Eddie Murray, Tony Pérez, Lee Smith, Ozzie Smith, Joe Torre • Executives: Sandy Alderson, Terry McGuirk, Dayton Moore, Arte Moreno, Brian Sabean • Media and historians: Bob Elliott, Leslie Heaphy, Steve Hirdt, Dick Kaegel, Larry Lester Each member of the committee could vote for a maximum of three players. ==Ford C. Frick Award==

The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball" and has been presented annually since 1978. The 2025 award will be a composite ballot of local and national voices, as per the rules most recently amended in 2023. The 2025 finalists, and the teams they are best known as broadcasters for, are: • Skip Caray (1939–2008), Atlanta Braves • René Cárdenas (born 1930), Spanish-language announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Colt .45s / Astros, and Texas Rangers • Gary Cohen (born 1958), New York Mets • Jacques Doucet (born 1940), French-language announcer for the Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays • Tom Hamilton (born 1954), Cleveland Indians / Guardians • Ernie Johnson Sr. (1924–2011), Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves • Mike Krukow (born 1952), San Francisco Giants • Duane Kuiper (born 1950), San Francisco Giants • Dave Sims (born 1953), Seattle Mariners • John Sterling (born 1938), New York Yankees On December 11, 2024, the Hall of Fame declared Tom Hamilton as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award. ==BBWAA Career Excellence Award==

The BBWAA Career Excellence Award honors a baseball writer (or writers) "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing" and is presented during Hall of Fame Weekend by that year's President of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The award is voted upon annually by the BBWAA. On December 10, 2024, the Hall of Fame announced Thomas Boswell as the recipient of the 2025 BBWAA Career Excellence Award. ==References==