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STEROIDS-TAINTED stars Manny Ramirez and Ivan Rodriguez are on baseball’s Hall of Fame ballot for the first time along with Vladimir Guerrero.
Jeff Bagwell is the top holdover on the 2017 Baseball Writers’ Association of America 34-player ballot announced on Monday. He fell 15 votes short of the required 75 percent in 2016 voting.
Ramirez was suspended for 50 games in 2009 while with the Los Angeles Dodgers for using a banned female fertility drug. He retired in 2011 rather than face a 100-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. He applied for reinstatement that December, and his ban for the second failed test was cut from 100 games to 50 because he sat out nearly all of the 2011 season.
Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, also tainted by steroids allegations, are on the ballot for the fifth time.
Players remain on the ballot for up to 10 years, provided they receive at least 5 percent of the vote. Results will be announced on January 18.
Rodriguez was never disciplined for PEDs but former Texas teammate Jose Canseco alleged in a 2005 book that he injected the catcher with steroids. Asked whether he was on the list of players who allegedly tested positive for steroids during baseball’s 2003 survey, Rodriguez said in 2009: “Only God knows.”
A 12-time All-Star, Ramirez helped the Boston Red Sox win World Series titles in 2004 and 2007, the first for the franchise since 1918. He hit .312 with 555 home runs and 1,831 RBIs in 19 big league seasons, and he was voted MVP of the 2004 Series.
Rodriguez was a 14-time All-Star and 13-time Gold Glove catcher, and he was voted AL MVP in 1999 with Texas, his team for the first 12 of his 21 big league seasons. He batted .296 with 311 homers and 1,332 RBIs, winning a World Series with the Florida Marlins in 2003 after earning MVP of the NL Championship Series.
Guerrero was a nine-time All-Star and the 2004 AL MVP with the Anaheim Angels. He hit .318 with 449 homers and 1,496 RBIs in 16 seasons.
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