The Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) is siding against Curt Schilling for a straight day.
The BBWAA announced Wednesday that it is urging the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s board of directors to keep Schilling on the ballot for the 2022 Hall of Fame class despite his wishes.
“It is the position of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America that Mr. Schilling’s request to remove himself from the ballot is a violation of the rules set forth by National Baseball Hall of Fame’s board of directors,” BBWAA secretary/treasurer Jack O’Connell said in a statement.
O’Connell cited that Schilling has reached the five percent voting threshold every year he’s been on the ballot and that the BBWAA has “abided by the rules for 85 years and shall continue to do so.