Barry Bonds Falls Short of Baseball Hall of Fame; David Ortiz Voted In

Barry Bonds Falls Short of Baseball Hall of Fame; David Ortiz Voted In

Barry Bonds Falls Short of Baseball Hall of Fame; David Ortiz Voted In!

One of the greatest hitters and outfielders in MLB history, Barry Bonds misses out on his chance to make the Baseball Hall of Fame!

CelebnSports247.com reports that Barry Bonds had the Baseball Hall of Fame doors slammed shut in his face on Tuesday … as he was not voted into Cooperstown in his final year on the ballot.

This was Bonds last chance in getting the Hall consideration for the 10th and last time. Unfortunately he was ultimately denied by a group of baseball writers who believe his connection to performance-enhancing drugs overshadowed the brilliance he displayed on the diamond.

According to reports:

The argument for Bonds’ enshrinement into the Hall of Fame is simple — the former San Francisco Giants outfielder put up jaw-dropping numbers throughout his storied 22-year career in the big leagues.

BB is the all-time leader in home runs (762), owns the single-season home run record set by a player, is a 14-time All-Star and won seven NL MVPs — by far the most in MLB history.

On another note, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens also fell short of the 75% of votes needed to be formally inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame. David Ortiz — one of Bonds’ contemporaries — did receive the percentage of votes needed to make it in.

FYI, David Ortiz — aka “Big Papi” — got in on his first try … and although David had a legendary career with a ton of home runs (541) and multiple World Series titles, he wasn’t the player or defender Bonds was.

Barry Bonds congratulated Ortiz on making the MLB Hall of Fame:

Luckily, Bonds still has a chance at making the Hall via the Today’s Game Era ballot in December … but it will fall into the hands of a 16-person group that focuses on bringing contributors from

The San Francisco Giants put out a statement, saying:

We remain hopeful that he will gain election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame through the next phase of the voting process.

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