Ortiz lone player voted into Hall by BBWAA today

Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty ImagesThe BBWAA voted a single player in as part of this year’s Hall of Fame class — David Ortiz, the longtime Boston Red Sox DH who eked in with 77.9% of the vote in his first year on the ballot.

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were the next closest, with each appearing on just under two-thirds of the ballots. They, along with Curt Schilling (58.6%) and Sammy Sosa (18.5%), were in their final year of eligibility, and will not be on the ballot next year.

We could be looking at a dry period for BBWAA inductees — the BBWAA voted no one in last year, and next year’s class looks unlikely to have any new additions to the ballot who will garner 75% of the vote. Carlos…