This will need to be updated. Félix ties Aparicio for biggest all-time year over year gain (we'll have to dive into the decimal places to see who's actually #1). Utley and Pettitte also join the list.

Full voting results per the BBWAA:

We finish at 245 pre-results ballots. Thank you for following!

Ballot #245 is from Anthony McCarron, via SNY’s Baseball Night in NY. He votes again for his seven holdovers, with no changes. Carlos Beltrán ends the pre portion of the program at 89.8%, Andruw Jones at 83.3%. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #244 is from John Harper, live on SNY’s Baseball Night in New York. He selects Beltrán, Jones, and Pettitte. No adds or drops for returning candidates and no first-timers selected In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Almost time 👇

For posterity, here are my final 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame projections. Thanks as ever to @notmrtibbs.com, @shutthedore.bsky.social, and @tonycal.bsky.social for all their hard work. Hall of Fame season wouldn’t really exist without them!

Final projection for tonight. Excited to see who joins the HOF! @notmrtibbs.com @shutthedore.bsky.social @tonycal.bsky.social @baseballot.bsky.social

Update at 243 ballots. Less than a half hour to go. We think we'll have our usual final two ballots from SNY right at the top of the hour. Anything else...?

Ballot #243 is from Bob Nightengale. He again votes for his three holdovers - Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, and Omar Vizquel - with no adds, drops, or first-timers selected. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Phenomenal interview with Jeff Kent by Verducci. Make sure to check it out if you weren't watching.

The Hall of Fame results announcement will be streamed live here via MLB Network in just over 90 minutes: www.mlb.com/video/live-2...

At 242 ballots:

Ballot #242 is from Tom Verducci, revealed moments ago on MLB Network’s pre-announcement special. After voting for Wagner, CC, Ichiro and Beltrán last year, he adds Jones (+16), Rollins (+17), and Utley (+26) Current %: Beltrán 89.7 Jones 83.1 Utley 69.4 Rollins 27.3 In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #241 is from John Shea. Holdovers Andruw Jones and Jimmy Rollins get carried over and are joined by Andy Pettitte (now +37) and Chase Utley (+25). Shea's column on his ballot will be published in the coming days at the San Francisco Standard. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Two hours to go, so time to say thank you to the two guys who make this ballot tracking project possible: @shutthedore.bsky.social and @tonycal.bsky.social. I could not and would not want to do this without them. Thanks for all your continued excellent work, Adam and Anthony!

Ballot #240 is from Ryan Fagan. Félix gains again for his 50th add (net +49). Hamels gets a vote & is at 31.7%. This is the 3rd time (1st since ‘18) with 240 pre ballots. Félix now t-9th ever in full cycle net gain & 2nd pre-announce. His column: theanalyst.com/articles/bas... Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #240!

A ballot column from first-time voter @dszymborski.fangraphs.com (his ballot was first revealed and tracked December 8th): blogs.fangraphs.com/filling-out-...

After 239 ballots (and perhaps the busiest 45 minutes in Tracker history):

Ballot #239 is from Joe Smith. He selects seven holdovers following the election of three candidates from his group of ten last year. No adds, drops, or first-year candidates selected In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #238 is from Jon Meoli, our 37th first-time voter. He selects ten candidates. Beltrán remains perfect here, while Jones is at 91.9%, Utley 83.8%, Félix 75.7% and Pettitte 70.7% Meoli’s column: www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #237 is from Tom Haudricourt. Four of his holdover make it back to his 2026 ballot, but Pedroia is dropped and falls to net +21. Carlos Beltrán inches closer to 90%. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #235 is from Troy Renck. Chase Utley joins holdovers Beltrán, Jones, and Rollins. He moves to +24 and sits at 68.5% overall in his third year of eligibility. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #234 is from Randy Miller. Beltrán (+13) and Pettitte (+36) both gain votes, however, Andruw Jones suffers his first drop and falls back to +15. He sits at 82.5% In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

This is ballot #235 (we have ballot #234 coming very soon for you too).

Ballot #233 is from Rob Bradford. Seven holdovers are joined by King Félix, who gains yet again and improves to +48. He is now tied with 2019 Larry Walker for second place on the pre-announcement net gains leaderboard Bradford’s reveal: x.com/bradfo/statu... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

At 232 ballots:

new @fangraphs.com: for the 3rd year in a row we had record-level participation in our Hall of Fame crowdsource balloting. here's a look at how our readers voted, how it stacks up with what's in the @notmrtibbs.com Tracker, and what to expect when the results are announced this evening

Ballot #232 is from the 2026 BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner Paul Hoynes. Along with 7 holdovers, Hoynes adds Hamels in his first year of eligibility along with Félix (+47) and Rollins (+16). Via the Cleveland Baseball Talk Pod: www.cleveland.com/guardians/20... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #231 is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. As always, we are unable to report on adds or drops, if any, on anonymous ballots. Beltrán and Jones are at 76.9% with anonymous voters. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Net gained votes through 230 ballots (~54.2% of the vote): Félix +46 Pettitte +35 Utley +23 Pedroia +22 Abreu +18 Andruw +16 Rollins +15 Wright +14 Beltrán +12 Buehrle +12 A-Rod +10 K-Rod +8 Manny +7 Hunter +5 Vizquel +3

Ballot #230 is from Joe Posnanski. Six of his seven holdovers earn his vote once again, with Wright (net +14) losing a vote. Hamels climbs to 31.3% while each of Abreu (+18), Pedroia (+22), and Pettitte (+35) gain support Via JoeBlogs: www.joeposnanski.com/p/its-hall-o... Tracker: tracker.fyi

With 229 ballots/~54.0% known: Beltrán 89.5% Andruw 82.5% - Utley 68.1% Pettitte 56.8% Félix 55.5% A-Rod 43.2% Manny 40.6% Abreu 38.9% Hamels 31.0% Pedroia 26.2% Rollins 25.8% Buehrle 23.1% Wright 19.7% Vizquel 12.2% K-Rod 11.4% Torii 6.1% - Braun 2.6% EE 0.9% Choo/Markakis/Pence/Porcello 0.4%

Ballot #229 is from Marc Lancaster. Each of the top three vote-getters earn his vote once again. Current tracking for these three candidates: Beltrán 89.5%, Jones 82.5%, Utley 68.1% In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #228 is from Pete Caldera. No adds or drops for returning candidates and no first-year candidates selected on his four-player ballot. Caldera's column: www.northjersey.com/story/sports... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #227 is from Joel Sherman. Holdovers Beltrán and Utley receive his vote, with no adds, drops, or first-timers. This is the second Beltrán/Utley of the cycle. His piece: nypost.com/2026/01/20/s... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #226 is from Brian Lewis. Last year, he voted for the 3 inductees. This year, he votes for Beltrán (+12), Hamels (31.4%), Jones (+16), Andy (+34), Manny (+8), A-Rod (+10), J-Roll (+15), & Utley (+23). Via NY Post, below Heyman’s column: nypost.com/2026/01/20/s... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #225 is from George A. King III. Six holdovers earn his vote once again. No adds, drops, or first-year candidates selected Via NY Post (below Heyman’s column): nypost.com/2026/01/20/s... Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #224 is from Jon Heyman. With 8 holdovers following CC and Ichiro’s elections, he adds Dustin Pedroia, who moves to +21 overall in his second year. Hunter is tracking at 6.25%, 8 away from estimated safe. Wright clears 20%. His column: nypost.com/2026/01/20/s... In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Less than 24 hours to go until the results of this year's Baseball Hall of Fame election are revealed. If trends with public voters hold, we'll be welcoming two new members: Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones. My latest projections with 223 ballots in @notmrtibbs.com's Tracker.

Ballot #223 is from Bob Sherwin. No adds, drops or first-year candidates on Sherwin's ballot of four holdovers: Beltrán, Pedroia, Pettitte and Vizquel. In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Here's a column for Perrotto's ballot which was shared with the Tracker earlier today: www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles...

24 hours to go...

Ballot #222 is from Joey Johnston. Backed by his third +1 of the day, Abreu climbs to 40.1% and net +17. Also gaining votes here are Hunter (+5) and Utley (+22) In the Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #221 is from Nick Groke. No adds or drops for returning candidates and no first-year candidates selected. This is Abreu's second ever appearance on a ballot of 3 or fewer. Groke's explanatory thread: bsky.app/profile/nick... Tracker: tracker.fyi

Ballot #221. Thank you, Nick!

For those just tuning in, I'm sorry you probably can't access the Tracker. We are already at work on a (very cool) solution for next year. Doesn't help for the next 28 hours, I realize. Follow me, @tonycal.bsky.social and @shutthedore.bsky.social here and we'll keep you frequently updated. 🙏