The 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was released Monday.
Ken Griffey Jr. is among 32 former Major League Baseball players — 17 returning and 15 newcomers — on the ballot. Eligible members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America must mail their ballots by Dec. 21, and the results of the voting will be announced Jan. 6.
Trevor Hoffman and Billy Wagner are among the other notable newcomers on the 2016 ballot, which also features players who received at least 5 percent of the vote on last year’s ballot. A player must be selected on 75 percent of the ballots to earn enshrinement into Cooperstown, and each voter can select as many as 10 players on his or her ballot.
Here’s a look at the complete list of 2016 newcomers:
Ken Griffey Jr.
Trevor Hoffman
Billy Wagner
Jim Edmonds
Jason Kendall
Garret Anderson
Troy Glaus
Mike Hampton
Luis Castillo
Randy Winn
Mike Lowell
Mark Grudzielanek
David Eckstein
Brad Ausmus
Mike Sweeney
And here’s a look at the returning players on the ballot, along with the percentage of votes each received on the 2015 ballot:
Mike Piazza, 69.9
Jeff Bagwell, 55.7
Tim Raines, 55
Curt Schilling, 39.2
Roger Clemens, 37.5
Barry Bonds, 36.8
Lee Smith, 30.2
Edgar Martinez, 27
Alan Trammell, 25.1
Mike Mussina, 24.6
Jeff Kent, 14
Fred McGriff, 12.9
Larry Walker, 11.8
Gary Sheffield, 11.7
Mark McGwire, 10
Sammy Sosa, 6.6
Nomar Garciaparra, 5.5
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