Last night, retired Major League pitchers Mariano Rivera, Mike Mussina and Roy Halladay, and designated hitter Edgar Martinez were voted into baseball's Hall Of Fame. In his first year on the ballot, Rivera became the first player ever to be elected unanimously. It was also Halladay's first year on the ballot, but will receive his award posthumously because he died in a plane crash in 2017. A player may normally be placed on the ballot five years after he retires, and remains on the ballot for a total of ten years or until he is inducted. During this period, he is inducted if he is named on 75 percent of the ballots cast the Baseball Writers Association of America in a single year. Afterwards, he may be inducted if selected by the Veteran's Committee. Mussina was on the ballot for his sixth year, while Martinez was in his tenth and last year of eligibility.
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