2022 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

The list of players appearing on the BBWAA ballot was announced on November 22, 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2022-hall-of-fame-ballot-mlb |title=Every player making HOF ballot debut in '22 |first=Manny |last=Randhawa |website=MLB.com |date=November 22, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021}} There were 17 players carried over from the prior year's ballot, who garnered at least 5% of the vote in 2021 balloting and were still eligible for election, along with 13 players selected to appear on this ballot in their first year of eligibility, whose final major league appearance was in 2016.{{cite web |title=Future Eligibles |url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/future-eligibles |website=baseballhall.com |publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=June 28, 2021}}{{cite tweet |user=baseballhall |number=1462828358220275712 |title=The 2022 BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot features 30 former players, including 13 new candidates and 17 returnees. |date=November 22, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021}} A total of 2801 votes were cast for individual players, an average of 7.11 votes per ballot.

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This was the final BBWAA ballot for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, and Sammy Sosa.{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2022-hall-of-fame-ballot-players-final-year-of-eligibility |title=4 players facing last chance on HOF ballot |first=Manny |last=Randhawa |website=MLB.com |date=November 22, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021}} Schilling joined Jim Bunning in becoming the second player ever to run out of eligibility after having twice received 70% of the vote, but falling short of the necessary 75%.

Players who met first-year eligibility requirements but were not selected by the screening committee for inclusion on the ballot included: Michael Bourn, Billy Butler, Marlon Byrd, Chris Capuano, Coco Crisp, Gavin Floyd, Jeff Francoeur, Roberto Hernández, Omar Infante, Kelly Johnson, Colby Lewis, Kyle Lohse, Javier López, Ángel Pagán, Brayan Peña, Joel Peralta, David Ross, Brendan Ryan, Matt Thornton, Juan Uribe, Ryan Vogelsong, and Jerome Williams.

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The Early Baseball Era Committee met to consider players from the pre-1950 era. The committee was established in July 2016; this was its first meeting to consider candidates for election to the Hall.

Within the Early Baseball Era Committee, the Hall of Fame announced a Special Early Baseball Overview Committee to form a ballot of 10 Negro League players for consideration; the special committee was led by former commissioner Bud Selig in a non-voting role.{{cite web |url=https://baseballhall.org/news/early-baseball-era-committee-and-golden-days-era-committee-to-meet-this-winter |title=Hall of Fame’s Early Baseball Era Committee and Golden Days Era Committee to Meet this Winter |website=baseballhall.org |date=October 22, 2021 |access-date=October 22, 2021}}

The ballot was announced on November 5, and the voting was held on December 5. All 10 candidates were deceased.Simon, Andrew. [https://www.mlb.com/news/hall-of-fame-early-baseball-golden-days-era-ballots "HOF reveals Early Baseball, Golden Days ballots"]. mlb.com. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.[https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32560648/gil-hodges-roger-maris-minnie-minoso-10-hall-fame-committee-ballot "Gil Hodges, Roger Maris, Minnie Miñoso among 10 on Hall of Fame committee ballot"]. espn.com. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.

The committee consisted of the following individuals:[https://baseballhall.org/news/six-candidates-elected-to-hall-of-fame-as-part-of-class-of-2022 "Fowler, Hodges, Kaat, Miñoso, Oliva, O'Neil Elected to Hall of Fame"]. baseballhall.org. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.Castrovince, Anthony. [https://www.mlb.com/news/2021-hall-of-fame-committee-election-results "Minnie, Gil, Buck among 6 elected to Hall"]. mlb.com. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

• Hall of Famers: Bert Blyleven, Ferguson Jenkins, John Schuerholz, Ozzie Smith, Joe Torre
• Executives: William DeWitt Jr., Ken Kendrick, Tony Reagins
• Media and historians: Gary Ashwill, Adrian Burgos Jr., Leslie Heaphy, Jim Henneman, Justice B. Hill, Steve Hirdt, Rick Hummel, John Thorn
• Non-voting committee co-chairs: Jane Forbes Clark, Bud Selig

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The Golden Days Era Committee met to consider players from the 1950–1969 era. The committee was established in July 2016; this was its first meeting to consider candidates for election to the Hall.

The ballot was announced on November 5, and the voting was held on December 5. Of the 10 candidates, only Jim Kaat, Tony Oliva, and Maury Wills were still alive.

The committee consisted of the following individuals:

• Hall of Famers: Rod Carew, Ferguson Jenkins, Mike Schmidt, John Schuerholz, Bud Selig, Ozzie Smith, Joe Torre
• Executives: Al Avila, William DeWitt Jr., Ken Kendrick, Kim Ng, Tony Reagins
• Media and historians: Adrian Burgos Jr., Steve Hirdt, Jaime Jarrín, Jack O'Connell
• Non-voting committee chair: Jane Forbes Clark

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According to the rules last amended in 2016, nominees in the Ford C. Frick Award balloting were considered from the Broadcasting Beginnings category—"early team voices and pioneers of baseball broadcasting"—one of three categories considered on a rotating basis.{{cite press release|url=http://baseballhall.org/news/hall-of-fame-announcements|title=Hall of Fame Makes Series of Announcements|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|date=July 23, 2016|access-date=August 14, 2016}} The announced finalists, all of whom were deceased at the time nominations were announced, were:{{cite web |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/2022-frick-award-ballot-announced |title=2022 Ford C. Frick Award Ballot |website=baseballhall.org |access-date=November 14, 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.com/sports/local_sports/hall-of-fame-announces-finalists-for-2022-ford-c-frick-award/article_75151577-b63f-5812-95a9-649db23e3c45.html |title=Hall of Fame announces finalists for 2022 Ford C. Frick Award |website=The Daily Star |date=October 16, 2021 |access-date=November 14, 2021}}

• Pat Flanagan (1893–1963), Chicago Cubs broadcaster
• Jack Graney (1886–1978), Cleveland Indians broadcaster; MLB player 1908, 1910–1922
• Waite Hoyt (1899–1984), Cincinnati Reds broadcaster; MLB player 1918–1938; inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1969
• France Laux (1897–1978), St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns broadcaster
• Rosey Rowswell (1884–1955), Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster
• Hal Totten (1901–1985), Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox broadcaster
• Ty Tyson (1888–1968), Detroit Tigers broadcaster
• Bert Wilson (1911–1955), Chicago Cubs broadcaster

On December 8, 2021, the Hall of Fame announced that Jack Graney won the Frick Award.{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jack-graney-wins-2022-frick-award |title=Graney honored with '22 Ford C. Frick Award |first=Mandy |last=Bell |website=MLB.com |date=December 8, 2021 |accessdate=December 9, 2021}} The award was officially presented on July 23, 2022, in a ceremony in Cooperstown.

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The 2022 BBWAA Career Excellence Award will also be officially presented on July 23 in Cooperstown, honoring a baseball writer "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing". The award was formerly named for J. G. Taylor Spink, longtime publisher of The Sporting News.{{cite news |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=February 5, 2021|title=BBWAA removes JG Taylor Spink’s name from annual award, renames it as "Career Excellence Award"|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/bbwaa-removes-jg-taylor-spinks-name-from-annual-award-renames-it-as-career-excellence-award.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=}}

On December 7, 2021, Tim Kurkjian, an ESPN analyst who had a long career as a writer for The Dallas Morning News, The Baltimore Sun, and Sports Illustrated, was named as the recipient.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32813153/espn-tim-kurkjian-2022-winner-bbwaa-career-excellence-award |title=ESPN's Tim Kurkjian is 2022 winner of BBWAA Career Excellence Award |first=Jesse |last=Rogers |website=ESPN.com |date=December 7, 2021 |access-date=December 7, 2021}} Allan Simpson, founder of Baseball America, and sportswriter Marty Noble were the other finalists.{{cite web |last1=Harrigan |first1=Thomas |title=Kurkjian earns baseball writers' highest honor |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/tim-kurkjian-receives-bbwaa-s-2022-career-excellence-award#:~:text=In%20becoming%20the%2073rd%20winner,Four%20ballots%20were%20left%20blank. |website=mlb.com |publisher=MLB Advanced Media, LP. |access-date=November 13, 2022}}

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• [https://www.mlb.com/video/early-baseball-era-announcement Early Baseball Era announcement] (video) at MLB.com
• [https://www.mlb.com/video/golden-era-ballot-announcement Golden Era ballot announcement] (video) at MLB.com
• [https://www.mlb.com/video/kurkjian-earns-bbwaa-award Kurkjian earns BBWAA award] (video) at MLB.com

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