Contemporary Baseball Era Committee unveil 8 candidates up for Hall

posted by u/retroanduwu24 · 2026-11-02 17:14 UTC

(Link/image post, original: https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/hall-of-fame-2026-contemporary-baseball-era-ballot-nominees.html）

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2. u/GTOdriver04 · 2026-11-02 17:16 UTC

Bochy and Baker are locks. Hope they go in together.

3. u/Ardouren · 2026-11-02 18:08 UTC

I would add Turner as well.

The others I do not think will get in.

4. u/Beautiful_Idea6200 · 2026-11-02 20:36 UTC

This would be my 3, and I'd drop Bochy if I could only pick two, for biased reasons and not at all anything against his merit.

5. u/Techiesarethebomb · 2026-11-02 17:23 UTC

All absolutely deserving.

Ted needs to get in, put baseball on the map in the South

6. u/OdaDdaT · 2026-11-02 20:14 UTC

I wouldn’t be shocked if the Braves had the biggest fanbase by raw population number. Feels like everyone in the South is a fan of them

7. u/AdeptCauliflower9956 · 2026-11-02 17:18 UTC

God damn....that's a hell of a list. Can all get elected?

8. u/mattnut000 · 2026-11-02 17:29 UTC

I think by the nature of the rules for the voting members, they can not all be elected. I believe each voter is only allowed 3 votes, and there are 16 voting members (at least these were the criteria last year) so at maximum only 4 can be elected if the votes were spread out strategically.

I think Bochy and Baker should get in comfortably. I’d guess Piniella and White may be the others with the best shot?

9. u/Sugarylightning663 · 2026-11-02 18:38 UTC

Ted tunner has a good shot too, they could cancel each other oit with how stacked it is

10. u/Beautiful_Idea6200 · 2026-11-02 20:35 UTC

Wow, agreed. I am biased and if I only get 2 am going with Dusty (know his niece, she's just as cool as he is) and Ted Turner, with an obvious bias for his Braves tenure.

11. u/elijuicyjones · 2026-11-02 17:27 UTC

Time to lock in Lou’s place in the hall of fame.

12. u/BryanWoosTopSimp · 2026-11-02 17:27 UTC

Still surprised Sweet Lou Piniella isn't already in

13. u/Sthrax · 2026-11-02 17:20 UTC

That is quite the list, all of them deserving.

14. u/Assos99 · 2026-11-02 17:28 UTC

Solid list.

15. u/Baseball-Fan-10 · 2026-11-02 20:08 UTC

Ted Turner, Bruce Bochy, and Bill White.

16. u/Beautiful_Idea6200 · 2026-11-02 20:36 UTC

Dusty instead of Bill for my (biased) three!

17. u/clanec69 · 2026-11-02 17:39 UTC

Sweet Lou.

18. u/red_tapez · 2026-11-02 20:02 UTC

Whoa, that’s a hell of a list

19. u/TheSocraticGadfly · 2026-11-02 20:38 UTC

Bochy's a slam dunk, even with no consecutive WS. Four total and winning with multiple teams.

The Mouth of the South should be a slam dunk.

Baker is a probable. I think others are further behind.

20. u/tidho · 2026-11-02 20:46 UTC

Ted and Dusty seem like the locks.