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Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are probably all the way down to their ultimate at-bat with regards to stepping into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The two missed out on their newest try of getting a spot in Cooperstown via the Contemporary Era Committee on Sunday. The 16-member panel voted for former San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros star Jeff Kent to get his place within the hallowed halls.
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Second baseman Jeff Kent #21 of the San Francisco Giants walks on the infield throughout the MLB sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sept. 19, 2002 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
Baseball Hall of Fame chair Jane Forbes Clark mentioned Monday she believed Clemens and Bonds have been turned down once more as a result of the committee members consider those that thrived within the Steroid Era in the identical method as baseball writers.
“I’m not shocked as a result of I feel there’s overlap and clearly discussions among the many writers and we have now writers represented on that committee,” Clark mentioned.
Bonds has denied knowingly utilizing performance-enhancing medicine throughout his profession. Clemens maintains he’s by no means used PEDs both. President Donald Trump additionally gave Clemens his backing earlier than the committee voted.
ROGER CLEMENS, BARRY BONDS MISS OUT ON LATEST CHANCE TO ENTER BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
In this July 19, 2007, file picture, San Francisco Giants’ Barry Bonds hits a three-run residence run throughout the seventh inning of a baseball sport in opposition to the Chicago Cubs in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
The Baseball Hall of Fame introduced final March that candidates who acquired fewer than 5 votes from the 16-person panel will not be eligible for that committee’s poll throughout the subsequent three-year cycle. A candidate who’s dropped later reappears on a poll and once more receives fewer than 5 votes can be barred from future poll appearances.
If Clemens and Bonds reappear on the committee’s poll in 2031 and fail to get 5 votes, they’d be barred from future appearances until the principles are modified once more.
New York Yankees pitcher (22) Roger Clemens delivers in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. (Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports )
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“What’s pretty about it’s it’s going to open up spots on the poll in order that extra individuals will be reviewed,” Clark mentioned. “They actually can come again in six years, in ‘31, however between every now and then another individuals may have an opportunity as a result of I feel that’s actually vital.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
