COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The BBWAA released its 2023 Hall of Fame Ballot on Monday. The ballot totals 28 candidates, 14 first-timers and 14 returning. Newly eligible for the class of 2023 are former New York Yankees outfielders Carlos Beltran and Jacoby Ellsbury.
Joining those two as new candidates on the ballot are pitchers Jered Weaver, R.A. Dickey, Huston Street, John Lackey, Francisco Rodríguez, Bronson Arroyo, Matt Cain; outfielders Andre Ethier and Jayson Werth; catcher-first baseman Mike Napoli, and shortstops Jhonny Peralta and J.J. Hardy.
Those candidates will be accompanied by former Yankees Andy Pettitte, Alex Rodriguez, Bobby Abreu, Gary Sheffield, and Andruw Jones.