From first-year players to returning candidates, here are top names to watch in the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame voting process.

Billy Wagner's legacy is now cemented as the first left-handed relief pitcher to be inducted into the Nationals Baseball Hall of Fame

Dave Parker died a month before his Hall of Fame induction, but his son read a poem from his dad at Sunday's ceremony in Cooperstown.

Did you know Craig Biggio nearly left the Astros as a free agent? Thankfully for Houston, he stayed in town and made pine tar-caked helmets his trademark forever.

As of Ichiro’s speech, the writer who left him off the ballot, keeping him from becoming the second unanimous first ballot Hall of Famer, has remained anonymous. Mariano Rivera received a perfect 425 of 425 votes for his initial Hall of Fame bid in 2019.

Tom Hamilton joined Jimmy Dudley and Jack Graney in representing Cleveland as winners of the Ford C. Frick Award.

Ichiro Suzuki looks back at his career journey and accomplishments as he's inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Watch ESPN, first streamed on Sunday, July 27, 2025.

All-Star right fielder and Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025. But even as Ichiro was awarded the honor alongside CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, it was his speech that stole the show.