"Just as noteworthy as Kent's selection were the names of those who didn't garner enough support, which included all-time home run leader Barry Bonds, 354-game winner Roger Clemens, two MVPs from the 1980s, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy, and Gary Sheffield, who slugged 509 career homers. Bonds, Clemens, Sheffield and Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela were named on fewer than five ballots."
"According to a new protocol introduced by the Hall of Fame that went into effect with this ballot, players drawing five or fewer votes won't be eligible the next time their era is considered. They can be nominated again in a subsequent cycle, but if they fall short of five votes again, they will not be eligible for future consideration."
"The candidacies of Bonds and Clemens have long been among the most hotly debated among Hall of Fame aficionados because of their association with PEDs. With Sunday's results, they moved one step closer to what would ostensibly be permanent exclusion from the sport's highest honor."
Jeff Kent, 57, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame after receiving 14 of 16 votes from the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee. Several prominent candidates failed to reach induction thresholds, including Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. A new Hall of Fame protocol states players who receive five or fewer votes on this ballot will be ineligible the next time their era is considered, with further cycles possible but repeated low support leading to permanent ineligibility. The PED associations of Bonds and Clemens intensified debate and imperiled their future Hall prospects. Kent declined to offer an opinion on Bonds' candidacy.
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