Come Tuesday, January 24, the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2023 class will be unveiled. Regardless of who gets in this year via the BBWAA ballot, it’s an absolute certainty that the results will spawn debates.
Consider two returning names, Mark Buehrle and Andy Pettitte, who have seen gradual upticks in support amid a weaker class of first-time candidates. As of Monday morning, Ryan Thibodaux’s renowned tracker had compiled votes from nearly half of the voting body. Buehrle (in his 3rd year of eligibility) and Pettitte (5th year) were polling at 10.