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Paul Sullivan: Sammy Sosa is off the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. The former Cubs slugger never had a chance.

CHICAGO — Former Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was the only player on the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot to be elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Congrats to “Big Papi,” a larger-than-life player who made it in his first year of eligibility, garnering 77.9% of the vote by the BBWAA, surpassing the 75% threshold necessary for election. Barry Bonds and ...

CHICAGO — Former Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was the only player on the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot to be elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Congrats to “Big Papi,” a larger-than-life player who made it in his first year of eligibility, garnering 77.9% of the vote by the BBWAA, surpassing the 75% threshold necessary for election.

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were near misses on their final ballot, getting 66% and 65.2% respectively, while Curt Schilling — who asked writers not to vote for him after being denied entrance last year — wound up with 58.6% in his last chance to get in via

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