Meet the 2016 National Baseball Hall of Fame class!
Wednesday night, the 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame was announced, which revealed only two new members entering Cooperstown. New York Mets 1993 Rookie of the Year and 12-time All-Star, Mike Piazza, was selected into the Hall with 83 percent of votes in his fourth year of eligibility.
However, the elephant in the room and talk of baseball, outside of MLB’s winter meetings, was the great Ken Griffey Jr. highlighting the 2016 class of players. With this election, Griffey becomes the first no. 1 overall draft pick in the history MLB to make Cooperstown.
Unfortunately, three voters felt The Kid wasn’t Hall worthy, which snubbed his chances of becoming the first ever unanimous entrance to holy grail – but earned 99.3% of the votes.
Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.'s number 24 flying high over #seattle this evening. pic.twitter.com/S554Gi2GeT
— Equal Motion (@equalmotion) January 7, 2016
Plagued with injuries during his prime years, Griffey’s chance of breaking the record for most home-runs all time was short changed to 630; which is shockingly just shy of Barry Bonds with 762.
Speaking of which, Bonds, just like Roger Clemens, came shy of being selected to the class, due to their history and tainted connection to performance-enhancing drugs.
Surprisingly, both players saw an increase in votes by nearly ten perecent each, but are still a way off from reaching the required 75 percent plateau. Take a look at his call and the voting breakdown.
Ken Griffey Jr. receives the phone call of a lifetime!
