Within the story, my 2026 ballot:

Sizing up the Hall of Fame chances for four prominent former Phillies on the ballot. Weekend baseball reading from @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/hal...

With 201 ballots revealed/~47.4% known: Beltrán 90.0% Andruw 84.6% - Utley 69.2% Pettitte 58.2% Félix 57.7% A-Rod 43.8% Manny 40.8% Abreu 40.3% Hamels 31.8% Pedroia 26.9% Rollins 24.4% Buehrle 23.9% Wright 19.4% K-Rod 11.9% Vizquel 11.4% Torii 6.0% - Braun 2.5% EE 1.0% Choo/Markakis/Pence 0.5%

Ballot #201 is from Marcus Hayes. He checks the box of ten position players and no pitchers. After an 0/173 run, Ryan Braun has his fifth Hall of Fame vote. Both Hunter (+4) and Pedroia (+18) gain ground In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

With 200 ballots in the Tracker (tracker.fyi) 6 different types of ballots have been cast 4 or more times: 7x: current top 9 + Buehrle 7x: Beltrán, Jones 5x: Beltrán, Jones, Andy 4x: Beltrán, Jones, Andy, Utley 4x: Beltrán, Jones, Utley 4x: Beltrán, Félix, Jones All twins: bit.ly/ballot-twins-26

We made it to 200! Here's your #MicrofoftBrokeTheTracker screencap at 200 ballots, with year over year tracking at 200 ballots for Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones and Chase Utley:

Ballot #200 is from Ken Davidoff. He adds both Pedroia (+17) & Wright (+12), the sixth voter to publicly do so, & votes for Hames, who’s at 32%. Thru 200, Beltrán’s 90%, Andruw 85%, Utley 69%. 4 others are at/over 40.0%. Reveal around ~5:00: www.onnj.com/videos/101-l... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

And finally from Newsday Sports, ballot #199 is from Roger Rubin. No adds or drops for returning candidates and no first-year candidates selected on his 2-player ballot. Newsday's group reveal: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #198 is from Anthony Rieber. All five of his holdovers retain his vote, with no adds, drops, or first-timers. Pettitte ties Félix for fourth overall at 116 votes/58.6%. From the Newsday group reveal: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #197 is from Steve Popper. With half of his ballot from last year now elected, he adds Pedroia (+16), K-Rod (+8), Rollins (+12), and Wright (+11). From the Newsday group reveal: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #196 is from David Lennon. He checks the names of his four holdovers and stops there with no adds or drops for returning candidates and no first-year candidates selected. Newsday group: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #195 is from Brian Heyman. After casting votes for Hall of Famers Billy Wagner, CC Sabathia, and Ichiro Suzuki last year, he returns a blank ballot. This is our third known public blank ballot of the cycle thus far Via Newsday: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb... Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #194 is from Erik Boland. Seven holdovers are joined by first-year candidate Cole Hamels, along with Pettitte (+28) and Hunter (+3) Via Newsday: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb... Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #193 is from second-year voter Laura Albanese. Beltrán and Jones earn her votes once again. King Félix gains and improves to (+43) while Utley loses support, falling to +19 Via Newsday: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb... Tracker: tracker.fyi

The Newsday Sports group ballot reveal: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb... All seven will be new to the Tracker.

Ballot #192 is from Mike Axisa. Félix gains again and is now net +41. Andruw gets his 12th gained vote with no drops. After missing election by 35 votes last year, Andruw is +12 and has votes from 32 of 35 first-timers. Axisa's column: www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/202... Tracker: tracker.fyi

Voted for some Hall of Famers www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/202...

Ballot #191 is from Jayson Stark, the 2019 BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner. Hunter (+2) gains & crosses 5%. Félix gains again & reaches +40, the 1st at that threshold this year, 7th ever pre-results, & 11th for any cycle. His column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/697... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

I believe I owe you this column every year. My annual Hall of Fame explanation. Not just how I voted but why. Some surprises. The player who tormented me for a week And thoughts on how dramatically it’s all about to change www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...

Ballot #190 is from Jerry Beach, our 35th first-time voter. Beltrán reaches 90% behind a still perfect 35/35 among first-timers. Jones is 32/35, Utley 30/35, Félix 27/35, Pettitte 25/35 and Buehrle 15/35 In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

I am grateful beyond words to share my first Baseball HOF ballot, which is the realization of a goal 38 years in the making. I imagine most don't care about my back story, so I'll post the ballot here for @notmrtibbs.com, his awesome crew & the rest of you...and then thread some of my back story!

Milestone ballot! With their selections here, Pettitte (110) and Abreu (77) match their career highs in total votes, set last year. That was in 205 fewer ballots. Buehrle’s 46 votes now stand along as the most he has ever earned in one cycle. Wright, Pedroia, and Félix have already done it as well

Ballot #189 is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. We are unable to confirm any adds or drops, if there are any. Beltrán is one vote away from 90.0% In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

With 188 ballots in @notmrtibbs.com's Tracker, it's looking increasingly likely that we'll see two new members of the Baseball Hall of Fame next Tuesday. But it's possible Andruw Jones just misses out. My latest projections

Oops, that's supposed to say +39 for Felix of course.

Net gained votes through 188 ballots (~44.3% of the vote): Félix +39 Pettitte +27 Utley +20 Pedroia +15 Abreu +12 Buehrle +11 Andruw +11 Rollins +11 Beltrán +10 Wright +10 A-Rod +9 K-Rod +7 Manny +6 Vizquel +2 Hunter +1 tracker.fyi

Ballot #188 is from Mark Bradley. Félix (+39, 40th add) continues his surge, while Buehrle (+11) and Hamels (32.4% 1st yr) also join 7 of his 8 holdovers. Rollins (+11) gets squeezed off. Utley continues a nice 21/24 run and clears 69% overall, while Félix hits 59%. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #187 is from Arnie Stapleton. Four holdovers are joined by Chase Utley, who improves to +20 Coming soon to the Tracker…

Ballot #186 is from Matt Snyder, casting his second ballot after years of writing about Hall season. He adds Félix (+38), Pedroia (back to +15), and Rollins (+12) along with newcomer Hamels to six holdovers. His column: www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/202... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

here's my HOF ballot along with my column/explanations: www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/202...

Ballot #185 is from Rob Maaddi. Seven holdovers are joined by K-Rod (+7), Vizquel (+2), and Wright (+10)…Eight names in the third column! In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #184 is from Peter Schmuck. With his 22nd vote, K-Rod is estimated safe. Abreu (+13) and Manny (+7) gain votes, while Wright (net +9) and Pedroia (+14) each lose their first - for Pedroia, his first ever Schmuck’s column: www.baltimorebaseball.com/sports/oriol... Tracker: tracker.fyi

Peter Schmuck: My Hall of Fame ballot exposed #Orioles

19 ballots today. That'll do. At 183:

Ballot #183 is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. As with all anonymous ballots, we are unable to report adds or drops, if any. The top 3 candidates earn checks. Overall: Beltrán 90.2%, Andruw 84.2%, Utley 68.9% In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Feeling better about my model as more votes roll in. Small but meaningful upward adjustment for Andruw Jones from my last projection. Just one week before the announcement! Thanks as always to @notmrtibbs.com, @shutthedore.bsky.social, and @tonycal.bsky.social.

Ballot #182 is from our 34th first-time voter, Jane Lee. She checks the names of the five top performing candidates of the cycle. Among the 34 rookie voters, Beltrán remains a perfect 34/34, Andruw is 31/34, Utley is 29/34, Félix is 26/34 and Pettitte is 24/34. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #181 is from Ian O’Connor. The top three in overall percentage earn his vote. No adds, drops, or first year candidates selected. Beltrán and Jones remain firmly above the 75% needed for induction, while Utley is closing in on 70% In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

MLB's Hall of Fame class will be announced next week and who better to discuss it than HOFer Billy Wagner? Billy the Kid is on to discuss Edwin Diaz leaving the Mets, the long road to Cooperstown, roboumps, bullpen management, and the future of the game. Fun ep! open.spotify.com/episode/196c...

Ballot #180 is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. With ballots from anonymous voters we are not able to report adds or drops, if any. 10 candidates receive votes here including first-year candidate Hamels. With this ballot, Carlos Beltrán is tracking above 90%. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #179 is from Blair Kerkhoff, via the SportsBeat KC Podcast. He adds Andy Pettitte (+27) & Chase Utley (+19) who have the second & third highest net gain so far. Utley crosses 68.0%. Pettitte re-ties Félix. The podcast episode: www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/k... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #178 is from Marc Carig. The current top four vote-getters in the Tracker all earn his vote. Utley gains and moves to +18 and 67.98% overall. Beltrán (89.89%) and Andruw (83.71%) remain above 75%, while Félix (58.99%) closes on 60. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #177 is from Dan Connolly. Nick Markakis is on the board with his first Hall of Fame vote. Félix gains again and moves to +37. Torii Hunter is now over 5% Connolly’s column: www.baltimorebaseball.com/sports/oriol... Tracker: tracker.fyi

Dan Connolly: Why I voted for Nick Markakis for baseball’s Hall of Fame #Orioles

And finally from The Athletic, Ballot #176 is from Eno Sarris. He checks the boxes of his six holdovers and also includes ballot newcomer Cole Hamels. Hamels is tracking at 32.4% after Sarris's vote. The Athletic's group reveal: www.nytimes.com/athletic/696... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #175 is from C. Trent Rosecrans. Pitchers Buehrle, Hamels, & Félix join 7 holdovers. Buehrle becomes the 10th candidate of the cycle at net +10, while Félix is +36. Buehrle reaches 24%, Hamels 32%. From The Athletic’s group reveal: www.nytimes.com/athletic/696... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #174 is from Stephen Nesbitt. Peak candidates Félix (+35), Pedroia (+15), & Wright (+10, 9th candidate of cycle in double digits) join seven holdovers. Abreu crosses 40%, Félix 58%, & Wright 20%. From The Athletic’s group reveal: www.nytimes.com/athletic/696... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #173 is from Zack Meisel. He retains all eight of his holdovers, with no adds, drops, or first-timers. Pettitte crosses 57.0% and Utley 67.0%. From The Athletic’s group reveal: www.nytimes.com/athletic/696... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #172 is from Jen McCaffrey, the 33rd first-time voter. Her 10 sections are the FTV top 10 aside from Manny/A-Rod. Beltrán remains perfect with FTV. Buehrle ties Rollins overall; Pedroia crosses 27.0%. Via The Athletic group reveal: www.nytimes.com/athletic/696... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #171 is from Chad Jennings. Six holdovers are joined by Hamels, and Félix, continuing his incredible climb to +34 Via The Athletic: www.nytimes.com/athletic/696... Tracker: tracker.fyi