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Hall of Fame ballots will be made public starting in 2018
- Updated: December 6, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — For the first time in 2018, all eligible members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America who file ballots for the annual election of players to the National Baseball Hall of Fame will have their votes made public.
The membership voted, 80-9, in favor of that transparency after a short discussion at the annual BBWAA gathering during the Winter Meetings on Tuesday morning.
• Selig, Schuerholz elected to Hall of Fame
In the past, all votes were anonymous, and they were not released by either the BBWAA or the Hall of Fame. However, any writer could voluntarily release his or her vote publicly.
Under the new rules, all votes will be released seven days after the election announcement, and there will be no limitation on any writer who opts to publish their ballot beforehand.
In the most recent election, 307 of the 440 voters …
