When Is the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Announcement? Full Ballot Tracker & Voting Details

The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame class will be named on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Carlos Beltrán and possibly Andruw Jones are expected to be inducted alongside Jeff Kent this summer in Cooperstown, New York.

Beltrán is likely to win the requisite 75% share of votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America after four years on the ballot.Meanwhile, Jones has risen from 7.3% in his debut to 66.2% last year, and one of the best centre fielders in history may pass the threshold in 2026, his second-to-last chance.

Here’s what you should know about the Hall of Fame’s upcoming announcement.

When is the Baseball Hall of Fame announcement?

The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame vote results will be revealed on January 20th at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network.

Baseball Hall of Fame voting tracker

Updated 12 a.m. Monday, 75% required

• Carlos Beltran: 88.8%
• Andruw Jones: 83.7%
• Chase Utley: 67.9%
• Andy Pettitte: 56.7%
• Felix Hernandez: 56.7%
• Alex Rodriguez: 42.8%

Baseball Hall of Fame ballot 2026

Holdovers

• Carlos Beltrán (4th year on ballot, 70.3% in 2025)
• Andruw Jones (9th year, 66.2%)
• Chase Utley (3rd year, 39.8%)
• Álex Rodríguez (5th year, 37.1%)
• Manny Ramírez (10th final year, 34.3%)
• Andy Pettitte (8th year, 27.9%)
• Félix Hernández (2nd year, 20.6%)
• Bobby Abreu (7th year, 19.5%)
• Jimmy Rollins (5th year, 18.0%)
• Omar Vizquel (9th year, 17.8%)
• Dustin Pedroia (2nd year, 11.9%)
• Mark Buehrle (6th year, 11.4%)
• Francisco Rodríguez (4th year, 10.2%)
• David Wright (3rd year, 8.1%)
• Torii Hunter (6th year, 5.1%)

First year on ballot

• Ryan Braun
• Shin-Soo Choo
• Edwin Encarnación
• Gio González
• Alex Gordon
• Cole Hamels
• Matt Kemp
• Howie Kendrick
• Nick Markakis
• Daniel Murphy
• Hunter Pence
• Rick Porcello