Gary Sheffield, well known to domestic fans as an assistant to Park Chan-ho for the LA Dodgers around 2000, was a slugger loved for his busy routine and powerful swing at the plate.
He ultimately failed to enter the Major League Hall of Fame (HOF).
According to the 2024 HOF voting results announced by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) on the 24th (Korean time), Sheffield received only 63.9% of the vote, failing to exceed the 75.0% cutoff point. Because he failed on his 10th attempt, the last of his eligibility, Sheffield cannot enter the HOF by BBWAA vote. There is a method of screening and selection by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee, but only managers, umpires, and administrators who have nothing to do with Sheffield's career can be nominated for the committee.
So why was Sheffield neglected? Barry Bonds, a seven-time MVP, and Roger Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, also did not make the HOF, so you may be asking, “What’s the big deal about Sheffield?” However, it was quite obvious why Bonds and Clemens' prime years were marred by steroids.
Of course, it is difficult to deny that Sheffield was also caught up in the steroid scandal.
Sheffield only received 11.7% of the vote in 2015, when HOF eligibility first became available. Sheffield's vote rate, which stayed in the low 10% range until 2019, began to rise, jumping to 30.5% in the sixth year of 2020. At that time, as the approval ratings for Bonds and Roger Clemens exceeded 60%, it was felt that the BBWAA's view of the so-called 'steroid legends' was softening.
Sheffield did not give up hope, exceeding 40% in 2021 and recording 55.0% in 2023. But a miracle did not happen at the last chance. Bonds and Clemens recorded 66.0% and 65.2% of the votes in 2022, the final year of eligibility, and Sheffield can be seen to have suffered at a similar level to them.
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