| Rank | Name | Votes | Pct. | Yrs on ballot |
Pos | Yrs active | BTP | BT rank |
BT pos rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | *Ichiro Suzuki | 393 | 99.7 | 1 | rf | 2001-2019 | 53.7 | 379 | 67 |
| 2 | *CC Sabathia | 342 | 86.8 | 1 | pi sp | 2001-2019 | 203.4 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | *Billy Wagner | 325 | 82.5 | 10 | pi cp | 1995‑2010 | 108.7 | 71 | 3 |
| 4 | Carlos Beltrán | 277 | 70.3 | 3 | cf | 1998‑2017 | 108.6 | 73 | 7 |
| 5 | Andruw Jones | 261 | 66.2 | 8 | cf | 1996‑2012 | 96.5 | 101 | 14 |
| 6 | Chase Utley | 157 | 39.8 | 2 | 2b | 2003‑2018 | 78.6 | 167 | 3 |
| 7 | Alex Rodriguez | 146 | 37.1 | 4 | 3b | 1994‑2016 | 187.0 | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | Manny Ramirez | 135 | 34.3 | 9 | lf | 1993‑2011 | 166.2 | 17 | 1 |
| 9 | Andy Pettitte | 110 | 27.9 | 7 | pi sp | 1995‑2013 | 138.5 | 36 | 28 |
| 10 | Félix Hernández | 81 | 20.6 | 1 | pi sp | 2005-2019 | 175.1 | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Bobby Abreu | 77 | 19.5 | 6 | rf | 1996‑2014 | 95.5 | 103 | 15 |
| 12 | Jimmy Rollins | 71 | 18.0 | 4 | ss | 2000‑2016 | 50.4 | 427 | 12 |
| 13 | Omar Vizquel | 70 | 17.8 | 8 | ss | 1989‑2012 | 42.2 | 532 | 15 |
| 14 | Dustin Pedroia | 47 | 11.9 | 1 | 2b | 2006-2019 | 39.5 | 595 | 22 |
| 15 | Mark Buehrle | 45 | 11.4 | 5 | pi sp | 2000‑2015 | 116.7 | 55 | 42 |
| 16 | Francisco Rodríguez | 40 | 10.2 | 3 | pi cp | 2002‑2017 | 63.4 | 283 | 11 |
| 17 | David Wright | 32 | 8.1 | 2 | 3b | 2004‑2018 | 75.1 | 187 | 8 |
| 18 | Torii Hunter | 20 | 5.1 | 5 | cf | 1997‑2015 | 115.9 | 57 | 5 |
| 19 | †Ian Kinsler | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 2b | 2006-2019 | 71.6 | 207 | 4 |
| 20 | †Russell Martin | 9 | 2.3 | 1 | ca | 2006-2019 | 56.0 | 353 | 9 |
| 21 | †Brian McCann | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | ca | 2005-2019 | 65.9 | 251 | 6 |
| 22 | †Troy Tulowitzki | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | ss | 2006-2019 | 59.8 | 324 | 9 |
| 23 | †Curtis Granderson | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | cf | 2004-2019 | 79.7 | 158 | 29 |
| 23 | †Adam Jones | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | cf | 2006-2019 | 65.0 | 265 | 51 |
| 25 | †Carlos González | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | rf | 2008-2019 | 71.2 | 209 | 39 |
| 26 | †Hanley Ramírez | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | ss | 2005-2019 | 63.1 | 289 | 8 |
| 26 | †Fernando Rodney | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | pi cp | 2002-2019 | 44.0 | 512 | 34 |
| 26 | †Ben Zobrist | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2b | 2006-2019 | 37 | 638 | 29 |
† Player to be removed the Hall of Fame ballot in 2026 because he did not receive 5 percent of the vote to remain on subsequent year's ballots.
Note: Some Hall eligible candidates (three of the 28) had careers that, in part, preceded the era of Box-Toppers player tracking, which began in 1995. However, 25 of the 28 players listed here began their career in 1995 or later, so their entire career was tracked by Box-Toppers.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner voted to Hall
Three players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday—Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
Box-Toppers Hall of Fame ballot
Here are Box-Toppers' selections in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) 2025 Hall of Fame ballot. The ballot requires voters to pick as many as 12 candidates—Box-Toppers chose five. (In the "official" vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America—BBWAA—voters can pick as many as 10 candidates.)Shown first in alphabetical order by last name are the four players Box-Toppers is voting for Hall induction, along with their career Box-Toppers point total and the number of years each player has been on the ballot. A brief Box-Toppers-focused biographical synopsis is shown beneath each player.
That is followed by the list of players Box-Toppers is not voting for Hall induction, also in alphabetical order by last name.
There are 28 candidates on the official BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot and 29 on the IBWAA ballot.†
| YES: Players Box-Toppers is voting for Hall of Fame | ||
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| Player | Career BTP | Year on ballot |
| Félix Hernández | 175.1 | 1 |
| • 12th in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, 10th among all pitchers. • Top 10 in overall B-T points five times. • Top 10 AL pitcher seven times. | ||
| Torii Hunter | 115.9 | 5 |
| • Ranks 15th among all batters in career BTPs and 5th among all OFs since 1995. • Led AL OFs 2008 (12.4). • Top 10 AL batter four times. • Top 10 AL OF nine times. |
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| Joe Mauer† | 82.6 | 2† |
| • 2nd in career BTPs among catchers since 1995. • Top AL catcher 4 times—2006 (6.5), 2008 (9.5), 2010 (7.5), 2012 (9.0). • Top 10 AL batter twice 2008, 2012. • Top 5 AL catcher 8 times (2005-10, 2012, 2013). • Top 5 AL 1B twice. • Top 5 AL DH twice. |
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| CC Sabathia | 203.4 | 1 |
| • 8th in career BTPs among all players since 1995, 7th among all pitchers. • Led all players & NL pitchers in B-T points 2008 (26.7). • Top 10 in overall B-T points twice. • Top 10 AL pitcher seven times. • Top 10 NL pitcher once. | ||
| Billy Wagner | 108.7 | 10 |
| • Ranked 3rd in career BTPs among all closing pitchers since 1995. • Top NL closer three times: 1998 (12.0), 1999 (15.0), 2010 (13.0). • Seven times top 5 NL closer. • Top 10 NL pitcher twice. |
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| NO: Players Box-Toppers is not voting for Hall of Fame | ||
| Player | Career BTP | Year on ballot |
| Bobby Abreu | 95.5 | 6 |
| • Ranks 15th in career BTPs among all OFs since 1995. • Top 10 AL batter 2008. • Top 10 AL OF 3 times. • Top 10 NL OF twice. |
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| Carlos Beltrán | 108.6 | 3 |
| • Ranks 7th in career BTPs among all OFs since 1995. • Top 10 AL batter 2001, 2003. • Top 10 AL OF 3 times, including top AL OF 2001, 2003. • Top 10 NL OF 4 times. |
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| Mark Buehrle | 116.7 | 5 |
| • Ranks 42nd in career BTPs among all pitchers since 1995. • Top 10 overall 2005. • Top 10 AL pitcher twice. | ||
| Carlos González | 71.2 | 1 |
| • 39th in career BTPs among outfielders since 1995. • Led NL batters 2015 (11.5). • Top 10 NL batter four times. • Led NL outfielders 2015. • Top 10 NL outfielder six times. |
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| Curtis Granderson | 79.7 | 1 |
| • 29th in career BTPs among OFs since 1995. • Top 10 AL batters three times. • Top 10 NL batters once. • Led AL OFs 2011 (12.7). • Top 10 among AL OFs three times. • Top 10 among NL OFs once. |
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| Adam Jones | 65.0 | 1 |
| • 51st in career BTPs among outfielders since 1995. • Top 10 AL batter once. • Led AL outfielders 2014 (11.5). • Top 10 AL OF three times. |
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| Andruw Jones | 96.5 | 8 |
| • Ranks 14th in career BTPs among all OFs since 1995. • Top 10 NL batter twice. • Top 10 NL OF six times. |
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| Ian Kinsler | 71.6 | 1 |
| • Ranks 4th in career BTPs among all 2Bs since 1995. • Top 10 AL batter 2009. • Led AL 2Bs twice 2009, 2010. • Top 5 AL 2B nine times. |
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| Russell Martin | 56.0 | 1 |
| • 9th in career BTPs among catchers since 1995. • Led NL catchers 2007 (8.5). • Top 5 NL catcher three times. • Top 10 AL batter once. • Top 5 AL catcher three times. |
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| Brian McCann | 65.9 | 1 |
| • 6th in career BTPs among catchers since 1995. • Led AL catchers twice, 2014 (6.5), 2015 (6.5). • Led NL catchers three times, 2009 (8.5), 2011 (6.2), 2012 (6.0). • Top 5 NL catcher seven times, top 5 AL catcher twice. |
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| Dustin Pedroia | 39.5 | 1 |
| • Ranks 22nd in career BTPs among all 2Bs since 1995. • Top 5 AL 2B three times. | ||
| Andy Pettitte | 138.5 | 7 |
| • 28th in career BTPs among all pitchers since 1995. • Top 10 AL pitcher 4 times, never higher than 8th. |
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| Hanley Ramírez | 63.1 | 1 |
| • 8th in career BTPs among shortstops since 1995. • Led NL SSs 2007 (8.5). • Top 5 NL shortstop seven times. |
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| Manny Ramirez | 166.2* | 9 |
| • Steroids. • 17th in career BTPs among all players since 1995, 3rd among all batters. • Top 10 player twice, 1998 & 1999. • Top AL batter 1999 (19.9). • Top 10 AL batter 7 times. • Top 10 NL batter once. • Top AL OF three times 1999 (19.9), 2000 (13.2), 2005 (14.0). • Top AL OF 9 times. • Top 5 AL DH three times. • Top NL OF 2008 (13.9). |
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| Fernando Rodney | 44.0 | 1 |
| • 34th in career BTPs among closing pitchers since 1995. • Led AL closing pitchers 2012 (8.0). • Top 5 among AL middle relievers once. • Top 5 among NL closing pitchers once. |
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| Alex Rodriguez | 187.0* | 4 |
| • Steroids. • 10th in career BTPs among all players since 1995, 2nd among all batters. • Top 10 players, 2000 & 2007. • Top AL batter 2007 (18.9). • Top 10 AL batter 10 times. • Top AL shortstop 5 times, 1996 (11.2), 1999 (13.7), 2000 (17.0), 2001 (12.5), 2002 (15.2). • Top 5 AL SS 8 times. • Top AL 3B twice, 2005 (11.9), 2007 (18.9). • Top 5 AL 3B 7 times. • Top 5 AH DH 2015 (13.9). |
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| Francisco Rodriguez | 63.4 | 3 |
| • 11th in career BTPs among all closing pitchers since 1995. • Top 5 AL closing pitcher 2005, 2006, 2008. |
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| Jimmy Rollins | 50.4 | 4 |
| • 13th in career BTPs among all shortstops since 1995. • Top NL SS 2008 (7.0). • Top 5 NL SS 6 times. |
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| Ichiro Suzuki | 53.7 | 1 |
| • 67th in career BTPs among all outfielders since 1995. • Top 10 AL OF 2007. • Earned Box-Toppers points in 16 consecutive seasons (2001-16), tied for the 19th-longest streak since 1995. |
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| Troy Tulowitzki | 59.8 | 1 |
| • 9th in career BTPs among all shortstops since 1995. • Led NL batters in 2014 (11.6). • Top NL shortstop five times (2009-12, 2014). • Top 10 NL batter twice (2011, 2014). • Top 5 NL SS six times. • Top 5 AL SS 2015. |
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| Chase Utley | 78.6 | 2 |
| • 3rd in career BTPs among 2Bs since 1995. • Led NL 2Bs 5 straight seasons—2005 (9.7), 2006 (12.0), 2007 (11.7), 2008 (8.5), 2009 (9.5). • Top 10 NL batter 3 times (2006, 2007, 2009). |
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| Omar Vizquel | 42.2* | 8 |
| • 16th in career BTPs among shortstops since 1995. • Top 5 AL SS twice. • Top 5 NL SS once. |
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| David Wright | 75.1 | 2 |
| • 8th in career BTPs among 3Bs since 1995. • Led NL 3Bs in BTPs 3 times—2006 (15.4), 2009 (8.5), 2011 (10.0). • Top 10 overall player 2006 (15.4, 10th). • Top 10 NL batter 3 times. • Top 5 NL 3B 5 times. |
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| Ben Zobrist | 37.0 | 1 |
| • 29th in career BTPs among 2Bs since 1995. • Top 10 AL batters 2011. • Led AL 2Bs 2011 (9.5). • Top 10 AL OF once. |
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† While Joe Mauer was voted to the Hall of Fame by the official BBWAA in 2024, he fell short on the internet writers' ballot of the IBWAA and appears on the group's ballot for a second year in 2025. (Mauer did receive enough support in 2025, 76%, for induction in the IBWAA Hall of Fame.)
All three received the necessary 75 percent support of voters from the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA).
Box-Toppers supported Sabathia and Wagner in separate voting by the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA), but notably did not support Suzuki, who was a near-unanimous choice by both official baseball writers (falling one vote short of 100 percent) and unofficial internet baseball writers (falling an estimated three votes short of unanimous induction in that group’s voting).
(Box-Toppers also voted for Félix Hernández and Torii Hunter, both of whom fell short of induction in voting by both organizations.)
Here is a Box-Toppers look at the three newly elected Hall of Famers:
Ichiro Suzuki
The outfielder played from 2001 to 2019 for the Mariners, Marlins and Yankees and has 53.7 career Box-Toppers points, 67th among outfielders since 1995.
He received 393 votes from BBWAA’s writers, 99.7 percent—one vote short of unanimous, to be elected in his first year of eligibility.
Despite being the overwhelming shoo-in candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025, Suzuki was not the key player very often in team wins; another teammate often outperformed him in wins and earning Box-Toppers points.
Suzuki never was among the top three outfielders in his league in Box-Toppers points in any season. He ranked among the top 10 AL outfielders just once, in 2007 when his 8.0 points ranked ninth.
Suzuki also never led his team in a season in Box-Toppers points and never even led his team’s batters.
For the length of his career and the number of games he played in, he earned a relatively low career Box-Toppers point total of only 53.7, which ranks 67th among all outfielders since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
As I’ve cast Hall of Fame ballots in unofficial internet baseball writers voting in past years, my minimum criteria have been this: A player must have at least 100 career Box-Toppers points or be among their league leaders at their position in Box-Toppers points in at least one season.
Suzuki was not close to 100 career points and never came close to leading his league’s position in Box-Toppers points in any season.
In his 2001 rookie season in which he won both American League Rookie of the Year and AL Most Valuable Player honors, he earned just 4.0 Box-Toppers points. Teammate Bret Boone led AL batters in Box-Toppers points that season (13.7) and rookie teammate, pitcher Joel Pineiro, led the team’s rookies in Box-Toppers points (10.7).
Though Suzuki is in the 3,000-hit club (3,089), he has the lowest percentage of extra-base hits (18.6) among the 33 all-time 3,000-hit club members and the lowest percentage of runs batted in vs. hits (29.8).
Of the 28 players on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot, only five players have fewer than Suzuki’s 53.7 career Box-Toppers points. Among those 28 players, Suzuki ranks lowest in career Box-Toppers points at his position (67th among outfielders).
CC Sabathia
The pitcher who played from 2001 to 2019 for the Yankees, Cleveland and the Brewers has 203.4 career Box-Toppers points, eighth among all players since 1995 and seventh among all pitchers in that span.
He received 342 votes, 86.8 percent, to be elected in his first year of eligibility.
Sabathia led all players and all National League pitchers in 2008 with the Brewers when he had 26.7 Box-Toppers points. (He began the season with Cleveland in the American League, earning 11.7 points before earning the remaining 15.0 with the Brewers, which by itself would have been sixth among NL pitchers.) That 26.7-point total is tied for the 16th-highest single-season total since 1995.
Sabathia ranked among overall top 10 players in one other season—2009 with the Yankees when his 18.7 points ranked fifth.
He ranked among the top 10 AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points in seven seasons: 2005 with Cleveland (fourth, 14.4 points), 2006 with Cleveland (second, 14.7), 2007 with Cleveland (fourth, 13.1), 2009 with the Yankees (fourth, 18.7), 2010 with the Yankees (sixth, 14.4), 2011 with the Yankees (ninth, 14.0) and 2012 with the Yankees (eighth, 15.1).
This is his first year on the ballot.
Billy Wagner
The closing pitcher played from 1995 to 2010 primarily for the Astros, Mets, Phillies and Braves and has 108.7 career Box-Toppers points, third among all closing pitchers since 1995, behind Trevor Hoffman (129.4) and Mariano Rivera (126.4), both Hall of Famers.
He received 325 votes, 82.5 percent, to be elected in his 10th and final year of eligibility on the baseball writers’ ballot.
He led NL closing pitchers in Box-Toppers points three times, 1998 (12.0) and 1999 (15.0) with the Astros and in 2010 (13.0) with the Braves. He was among the top five NL closers seven times and was among the top 10 overall NL pitchers twice.
Wagner was passed over for Hall induction for nine years. He fell just short of the 75-percent threshold needed for induction in 2024, receiving 73.8-percent support.
Two with majority vote but less than 75%
Two players were notable near-misses, receiving a majority of writers’ support but less than the 75 percent necessary for induction:
Carlos Beltran at 70.3 percent, in his third year on the ballot, rising from 57.1 percent in 2023. He earned 108.6 career Box-Toppers points, seventh among all outfielders since 1995. He also led AL outfielders in Box-Toppers points for two seasons. Normally, surpassing 100 career points and leading at your league’s position in points, as Beltran did, is enough to squeak past the line of Hall worthiness. And if it had not been for the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal in 2017, we likely would have voted for him. Beltran was the only 2017 Astros player named in the commissioners’ report on the scandal.
Andruw Jones at 66.2 percent, in his eighth year on the ballot, rising from 61.6 percent in 2024. He earned 96.5 career Box-Toppers points, 14th among all outfielders since 1995. He was among the top three NL outfielders in three seasons. Box-Toppers did not support him because he fell just short of 100 career Box-Toppers points and was not a consistent leader in points among his league’s outfielders.
Steroids (former future Hall of Famers)
There is a group of players, many of whom were once dubbed “future Hall of Famers” based on their playing career accomplishments. But once they were tainted either by test or by implication with baseball’s performance-enhancing drug scandal, Hall voters have blocked their election to the Hall. They include players such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire, who have been on Hall ballots but were not elected.
This year, that dwindling group of players includes Alex Rodriguez (37.1 percent of the vote in his fourth year) and Manny Ramirez (34.3 percent of the vote in his ninth year).
First year of eligibility
There were 14 players who were in their first year of Hall eligibility, having played at least 10 seasons and been retired for five.
Of those 14, two were voted for induction—Suzuki and Sabathia. Of the remaining 12, only two received at least 5 percent of the vote to remain on the 2026 Hall of Fame ballot—Félix Hernández (20.6 percent) and Dustin Pedroia (11.9 percent) Of the other 10, three received no votes. (Voting breakdown.)
In addition to Sabathia and Wagner, Box-Toppers supported Félix Hernández and Torii Hunter for the Hall of Fame. Hernández received 20.6 percent voter support and Hunter, in his fifth year on the ballot, saw his total fall from 7.3 percent last year to 5.1 percent this year. Both received the necessary 5 percent support to appear on the 2026 Hall of Fame ballot. (A look at Box-Toppers’ Hall of Fame vote.)
IBWAA vote
IBWAA 2025 Hall of Fame results
Here are the results of unofficial Baseball Hall of Fame voting by the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA). The internet writers group inductees often coincide with those elected in official voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA).In 2025, the IBWAA voted to induct five players: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Carlos Beltrán and Joe Mauer, all of whom received the necessary 75 percent support for election. Listed below are all 29 candidates on the IBWAA ballot and the share of votes each player received.
| Player | Pct. |
|---|---|
| Ichiro Suzuki* | 94.7 |
| CC Sabathia* | 81.3 |
| Billy Wagner* | 81.3 |
| Andruw Jones* | 76.0 |
| Joe Mauer*† | 76.0 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 58.7 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 52.0 |
| Manny Ramirez | 50.7 |
| Chase Utley | 44.0 |
| Andy Pettitte | 38.7 |
| Bobby Abreu | 37.3 |
| Félix Hernández | 34.7 |
| Jimmy Rollins | 20.0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 16.0 |
| David Wright | 16.0 |
| Torii Hunter | 14.7 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 13.3 |
| Omar Vizquel | 13.3 |
| Mark Buehrle | 12.0 |
| Ben Zobrist | 4.0 |
| Curtis Granderson | 2.7 |
| Brian McCann | 2.7 |
| Russell Martin | 1.3 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 1.3 |
| Carlos González | 0.0 |
| Adam Jones | 0.0 |
| Ian Kinsler | 0.0 |
| Hanley Ramírez | 0.0 |
| Fernando Rodney | 0.0 |
† While Joe Mauer was voted to the Hall of Fame by the official BBWAA in 2024, he fell short on the internet writers' ballot of the IBWAA and appears on the group's ballot for a second year in 2025. (Mauer did receive enough support in 2025, 76%, for induction in the IBWAA Hall of Fame.)
Box-Toppers votes in unofficial voting as a member of the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America. In 2025, the internet baseball writers announced five inductees to its Hall of Fame: Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner, CC Sabathia, Joe Mauer, and Andruw Jones.
Interestingly, I was not the only one who did not vote Suzuki to the Hall. By my math, at least two of my fellow internet baseball writer group members also did not go for Ichiro.
Mauer was a holdover from 2024. While he was voted to the Hall of Fame by the official BBWAA in 2024, he fell short on the internet writers' ballot of the IBWAA and appeared on the group's ballot for a second year in 2025.
Here are voting results for the top five who received at least 75 percent suppport:
Suzuki—94.7 percent.
Wagner—81.3 percent.
Sabathia—81.3 percent.
Mauer—76.0 percent.
Jones—76.0 percent.
The IBWAA includes more than 800 baseball writers and content creators. This is the 16th year the group has voted on Hall of Fame candidates. The group also votes on full-season awards, participates in preseason predictions and All-Star Game elections.
2025 induction ceremony
Suzuki, Sabathia and Wagner will be inducted to the Hall of Fame in ceremonies July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y., along with Dick Allen and Dave Parker, who were elected in December by the Classic Baseball Era Committee.
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