US EditionHall of Fame Chair Thinks Bonds, Clemens Denied Entry by Committee for Same Views Held by Writers
Jeff Kent was the only Contemporary Era nominee elected by a 16-member committee that rejected Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens amid PED-related controversies.
- Sunday, Roger Clemens was denied election into the Hall of Fame in Orlando after receiving fewer than five votes from the 16-member Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee, missing the 75% threshold, while Jeff Kent was the only inductee with 14 votes.
- Named in the Mitchell Report, Clemens has long denied PED use despite being implicated by former trainer Brian McNamee, while the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee weighed integrity for Steroid Era candidates.
- Statistically, Clemens ranks third all-time in strikeouts and has 354 wins, a 138.7 pitcher WAR, across a 24-season career with multiple accolades.
- Under the Hall's March rule change, candidates with fewer than five votes lose eligibility for the next three-year cycle, so Clemens has only one remaining triennial Contemporary Baseball Era Committee chance.
- Analysts see the committee's choices as shaping the Hall's handling of PED-era legacies, with Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens now below 33% on the committee ballot, while the Hall chairman said members evaluate the Steroid Era like the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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HOF chair 'not surprised' Bonds, Clemens still out
Baseball Hall of Fame chairman Jane Forbes Clark told reporters on Monday that Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds weren't voted into the Hall this year because contemporary era committee members evaluate the Steroids Era in the same manner as baseball writers.
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Hall of Fame doors remain closed to Roger Clemens, fellow Steroid Era stars
ORLANDO, Fla. – Roger Clemens spent a decade falling short on the Baseball Writers Association of America’s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. He fared worse against a 16-person committee of Hall of Famers, team owners, former executives, and media members who met Sunday in Orlando, the site of the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings. Armed with the power to finally send Clemens, arguably the greatest pitcher of the last half-century, the committee was unyieldi…
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