Former Philadelphia Phillies stars Chase Utley, Cole Hamels, and Jimmy Rollins were unable to secure election to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Utley received 59.1% of the vote, continuing his upward trend but still falling short of the required 75%. Hamels, appearing on the ballot for the first time, earned 23.8%, while Rollins collected 25.4%. Former Phillies outfielder Bobby Abreu also missed out, finishing with 30.8% of the vote.
Only Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones were elected as members of the Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
This marked Utley’s third year on the ballot, with his support steadily rising from 28.8% in 2024 to 39.8% last year and now just over 59%. Rollins, who has been eligible since 2022, also saw slight increases in his voting totals each year.
Utley, Hamels, and Rollins were central figures in the Phillies’ resurgence in the late 2000s, helping end a long playoff drought and delivering the franchise’s second World Series title in 2008 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Utley spent 13 seasons in Philadelphia, making six All-Star teams and winning four Silver Slugger Awards. He holds the record for most career World Series home runs by a second baseman with seven and tied the single–World Series home run mark with five in 2009 alongside Reggie Jackson and George Springer.
Hamels, a four-time All-Star during his decade with the Phillies, captured both World Series MVP and NLCS MVP honors in 2008.
Rollins, inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame last year, won the National League MVP award in 2007. He was a three-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove winner, a Silver Slugger recipient in 2007, and led the NL in stolen bases in 2001.
Abreu, who played nine seasons with the Phillies, was a two-time All-Star and is also honored on the Phillies Wall of Fame.
Because each player surpassed the 5% voting threshold, Utley, Hamels, Rollins, and Abreu will all remain eligible for consideration on the Hall of Fame ballot in 2027.
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