Barry Bonds Getting Snubbed from MLB Hall of Fame on Contemporary Era Ballot Leaves Fans Fuming: “What a Joke”

Barry Bonds holds the record for the most home runs in MLB at 762 and is a 7-time MVP and 14-time All-Star.

Barry Bonds Getting Snubbed from MLB Hall of Fame on Contemporary Era Ballot Leaves Fans Fuming: “What a Joke”

Barry Bonds (Image via Fox News)

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On Sunday, Barry Bonds received more bad news regarding his MLB Hall of Fame election. The 14-time MLB All-Star received insufficient votes from the Contemporary Era Ballot committee and failed to reach Cooperstown again.

The former San Francisco Giants star was among 8 candidates who were on the ballot this year. Bonds, a 7-time MVP, was trying to reach the Hall of Fame after he failed to do so through the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) ballot.

For a player to reach the Hall of Fame through the BBWAA ballot, they must receive 75 per cent of votes. Despite Bonds being the MLB home run king, he never received enough votes due to allegations of using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).

After receiving 66 per cent of votes in his final attempt in 2022, Bonds was dropped from the BBWAA ballot. The former left fielder then found his name on the Contemporary Baseball era committee ballot that year.

The Contemporary Baseball era committee, which has a three-year era committee cycle, had 8 players on this ballot this year. Out of these 8, only Jeff Kent made it to Copperstown.

The former National League MVP received 14 out of the 16 votes. Like the BBWAA ballot, a player needed 75 per cent of votes to make it to the Hall of Fame. Kent received 87.5 votes from the 16-member panel.

Carlos Delgado finished with 9 votes, while Dale Murphy and Don Mattingly each received 6 votes. Barry Bonds, along with Roger Clemens, Fernando Valenzuela and Gary Sheffield received less than 5 votes.

As a part of the rules of the Contemporary Baseball Era committee, Bonds and the others who received fewer than 5 votes will not be eligible for election in the 2028 cycle. So Bonds will likely have to wait till 2031 to see if he can get into the Hall of Fame.

Social media reacts to Barry Bonds failing to reach MLB Hall of Fame again

Barry Bonds once again failed to reach the MLB Hall of Fame on Sunday. The 61-year-old received fewer than 5 votes and is now off the ballot for the 2028 cycle.

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Barry Bonds (Image via Imago)

Fans on social media were left fuming. Several users on X blasted the committee and sided with Bonds. Many took a dig at Jeff Kent, a former teammate of Bonds at San Francisco Giants. Meanwhile one user wrote, “What a joke” while reacting to this development.

Check out that and some other fan reactions from X below:

Speaking of the Hall of Fame, Kent will be officially inducted into Cooperstown in July next year. Meanwhile, the BBWAA voting results for this year will be announced on January 20.

MLB insider causes stir among fans following “steroid cheats” comment on Barry Bonds

Barry Bonds will have to wait a bit longer to see whether he will ever reach the MLB Hall of Fame. After he failed to reach Cooperstown on Sunday, an MLB insider dropped a bold “steroid cheats” comment which caused a massive stir among fans.

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Barry Bonds (Image via X/@TalkinBaseball)

Bonds, along with Roger Clemens and Gary Sheffield, faced accusations of using steroids during their playing career. Clemens was not convicted of using PEDs. However, their links with this led to them never receiving the required 75 per cent of votes through the BBWAA ballot.

On Sunday, after this trio failed to make it to the Hall of Fame once again, insider Jon Heyman took to his X account and dropped a bold comment. He highlighted their connection with PEDs as a reason for their snub again.

One thing we learned from today’s Hall vote: Hall of Famers and executives like steroid cheats even less than writers do. Good for them!

Jon Heyman on X

Several users would later attack Heyman for this comment. The MLB insider would also reply to some of them and stand by his words. Only time will tell whether Bonds, Clemens and Sheffield will ever make it to Cooperstown.

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