The Most Likely Players to Enter Baseball's Hall of Fame
Three pitchers are the leading candidates for enshrinement.
— -- The next class of baseball hall of famers will be announced today, with three pitchers as the leading candidates for enshrinement.
Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz, all in their first year of eligibility, appear likely to earn induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Holdover candidates Craig Biggio and Mike Piazza could also gain entry into the Hall of Fame.
Voters with the Baseball Writers’ Association of America decide on baseball’s hall of famers. Anyone earning 75 percent of the vote gains enshrinement.
The vote results will be revealed at 2 p.m. ET.
Here’s a look at this year’s most likely candidates to enter baseball immortality.