2026 MLB Hall of Fame Announcement: Date, Time & Ballot Tracker
The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame class (BBWAA voting results) will be officially announced on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET.The reveal will take place live from the Hall of Fame Plaque Gallery in Cooperstown, New York, and will be broadcast exclusively on MLB Network (with full-day programming starting at 9:00 a.m. ET). It will also stream on MLB.com, MLB.TV, and the MLB app.Any players elected must receive at least 75% of the vote from the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). Inducted players (along with Contemporary Baseball Era Committee selection Jeff Kent) will be enshrined during Hall of Fame Weekend, July 24–27, 2026.
Key Ballot Highlights for 2026
Top Holdovers (with 2025 percentages):
Carlos Beltrán (4th year) – 70.3% in 2025 (narrowly missed; trending strongly this year)
Andruw Jones (9th year, penultimate appearance) – 66.2% in 2025 (gaining momentum as one of the best defensive CFs ever)
Chase Utley (3rd year) – 39.8%
Álex Rodríguez (5th year) – 37.1%
Manny Ramírez (10th and final year) – 34.3%
Andy Pettitte (8th year) – 27.9%
Félix Hernández (2nd year) – 20.6%
Bobby Abreu (7th year) – 19.5%
Jimmy Rollins (5th year) – 18.0%
Omar Vizquel (9th year) – 17.8%
Dustin Pedroia (2nd year) – 11.9%
Mark Buehrle (6th year) – 11.4%
Francisco Rodríguez (4th year) – 10.2%
David Wright (3rd year) – 8.1%
Torii Hunter (6th year) – 5.1%
Notable First-Year Players on the 2026 Ballot:Ryan Braun
Shin-Soo Choo
Edwin Encarnación
Gio González
Alex Gordon
Cole Hamels
Matt Kemp
Howie Kendrick
Nick Markakis
Daniel Murphy
Hunter Pence
Rick Porcello
Real-Time Ballot Tracker
The best resource for tracking public ballots is Ryan Thibodaux's Baseball Hall of Fame Voting Tracker (bbhoftracker.com or tracker.fyi). It is updated frequently throughout the voting period and is widely used by the baseball community to gauge momentum ahead of the January 20 announcement.As of mid-January 2026, early tracker data shows strong support for Carlos Beltrán (likely to cross the 75% threshold) and continued gains for Andruw Jones, with limited first-ballot traction for newcomers like Cole Hamels and Ryan Braun.Tune in to MLB Network on January 20 for the live results!
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