Hall of Fame: Ortiz elected, Bonds and Clemens fall short in final year

Jan. 26—David Ortiz is officially a Baseball Hall of Famer.

The longtime Red Sox great was the lone player elected from this year's ballot, earning 77.9% of the vote out of 394 total ballots cast. He will be honored alongside era-committee selections Bud Fowler, Buck O'Neil, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso and Tony Oliva during the Hall's induction ceremony on July 24.

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, two of the sport's most accomplished players who have seen their legacies tarnished by performance-enhancing drug accusations, both failed to top the 75% threshold needed for induction in their 10th and final year of eligibility, finishing with 66% and 65.2% of the vote respectively.

Former Red Sox great Curt Schilling also fell short in his final year of eligibility, earning 58.6% of the vote after falling just 16 votes short a year ago, and longtime Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon will fall off the ballot after finishing at 1.3%, short of the 5% needed to remain.

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