Who would players vote in the MLB Hall of Fame? Current and former Blue Jays weigh in
On Tuesday, January 24th, the world is going to find out who will be elected into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
This year's election features some familiar faces who used to play in Toronto like Scott Rolen, Jeff Kent, Omar Vizquel, Mark Buehrle, R.A. Dickey and Jayson Werth.
Then there's the rest of the field that includes Todd Helton, Billy Wagner, Andruw Jones, Gary Sheffield, Álex Rodríguez, Manny Ramírez, Andy Pettitte, Jimmy Rollins, Bobby Abreu, Torii Hunter, Francisco Rodríguez, John Lackey, Bronson Arroyo, Carlos Beltrán, Matt Cain, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Napoli, Jered Weaver, J.J. Hardy, Andre Ethier and Jhonny Peralta.
We were fortunate enough to chat with a whole slew of current and former Blue Jays players and pick their brains a little bit. If they had the chance, who would they vote in?
Let's take a look at their answers below, each player's Blue Jays tenures are listed in parenthesis. Thank you you to all of the players who chose to participate!
Jason Adam (2019):
Torii Hunter, Andy Pettitte, Manny Ramírez, Álex Rodríguez
Anthony Alford (2012-2019):
Mark Buehrle, Jacoby Ellsbury, Torii Hunter, Andruw Jones, Jimmy Rollins, Gary Sheffield, Billy Wagner
Zach Britton (2021-Present):
Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, Manny Ramírez, Scott Rolen, Billy Wagner
Matt Gage (2022-Present):
Andy Pettitte, Billy Wagner
Jared Hoying (2021):
Carlos Beltrán, Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, Omar Vizquel
Jay Jackson (2023-Present):
Andruw Jones, Andy Pettitte, Manny Ramírez, Francisco Rodríguez, Scott Rolen
Hayden Juenger (2021-Present):
Carlos Beltrán, Todd Helton, Jeff Kent, Andruw Jones, Scott Rolen, Gary Sheffield, Billy Wagner
Jesse Litsch (2007-2011):
Carlos Beltrán, Andy Pettitte, Manny Ramírez, Scott Rolen, Omar Vizquel
Luis Lopez (2001):
Todd Helton, Scott Rolen, Gary Sheffield
Nathan Lukes (2022-Present):
Carlos Beltrán, Andre Ethier, Todd Helton, Torii Hunter, Andruw Jones, Andy Pettitte, Manny Ramírez, Scott Rolen, Jimmy Rollins, Gary Sheffield
Wow, we have an Andre Ethier vote! On this, Lukes said, "loved him as a player but he's one of the nicest human beings I've ever met. For the last few offseasons I have hung Christmas lights as a job and I hung them at his house."
Jackson Rees (2017-Present):
John Lackey, Francisco Rodríguez, Jered Weaver
Clayton Richard (2019):
Todd Helton, Torii Hunter, Andruw Jones, Álex Rodríguez, Scott Rolen, Gary Sheffield, Billy Wagner
Scott Richmond (2008-2012):
Todd Helton, Scott Rolen, Billy Wagner
Thomas Ruwe (2021-Present):
Todd Helton, Torii Hunter, Álex Rodríguez, Jimmy Rollins, Huston Street. "Barry Bonds also needs to be on the ballot as a write-in", Ruwe says.
This article will be updated as more players send us their votes.