For the seventh year in a row, Barry Bonds has been kept out of Cooperstown.
The Giants legend and all-time Home Run King drew 59.1 percent of the vote, his highest total ever (up from his 56.4 percent a year ago) but still well short of the 75-percent threshold required for enshrinement in the Hall of Fame.
Here's the list of dudes who did get in:
- Mariano Rivera
- Roy Halladay
- Edgar Martinez
- Mike Mussina
Here's the more detailed breakdown:
Legendary Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became the first Baseball Hall of Famer to be voted in unanimously. https://t.co/VUD48cgD1F pic.twitter.com/gVb0w9zZGm
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January 22, 2019 Bonds still has three more tries on the ballot.