David Ortiz won’t have any familiar company near his plaque in Cooperstown. At least not this year.
The Baseball Hall of Fame revealed the latest BBWAA balloting Tuesday, with Scott Rolen the lone player elected among a field of 28 players.
There was plenty of Red Sox representation on the latest list of candidates, with six players on the ballot calling Fenway Park home at one point.
So how did these ex-Sox fare in the latest round of voting? Let’s take a look.
LHP Billy Wagner – 68.1 percent of returned ballots (265 votes)
8th year on ballot
The flamethrowing southpaw spent most of his career with the Astros and Mets, but Wagner was a solid pick-up for Boston in 2009.