Donald Trump Lobbies For Curt Schilling To Get Voted Into Hall Of Fame

by Dakota Randall | Jan 21, 2019 | 1 Min Read

Government shutdown be damned, Donald Trump is gonna tweet about his sports.

The United States President kicked things off Sunday night by congratulating the New England Patriots on reaching Super Bowl LIII. And Trump followed that up by randomly imploring baseball writers to vote Curt Schilling into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Take a look:

This is Schilling’s seventh year on the ballot, following a year in which he received votes from 51.2 percent of qualifying voters. A player must appear on 75 percent of ballots to earn enshrinement.

At this point, it seems unlikely that Schilling, a World Series hero for both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox, will get the nod.

What do you think?  Leave a comment.

The 2019 Hall of Fame class will be announced Tuesday night at 6 p.m. ET.

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Dakota Randall

Plymouth State/Boston University product from Wolfeboro, NH, who now is based in Rhode Island. Have worked at NESN since 2016, covering the Patriots since 2021. Might chat your ear off about Disney World, Halo 2, and Lord of the Rings.

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