Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were the closest in voting by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, and the trio will have one more chance at election next year.
He later wrote on Facebook that he has asked the Hall of Fame to remove his name from next year's ballot.Schilling, Clemens and Bonds will be joined on next year's ballot by sluggers Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz.It's the 19th time the BBWAA has failed to elect a Hall member and just the third time since 1971.With the Hall of Fame's Era Committees postponing their scheduled elections until next offseason because of the coronavirus pandemic, there won't be a new Hall class for the first time since 1960.
BBWAA members are instructed to elect Hall members "based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played."