From first-year players to returning candidates, here are top names to watch in the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame voting process.

Dave Parker's Hall of Fame plaque reads, "Superstar outfielder delivered on the confidence he brought to the ballpark."

Ichiro Suzuki's sense of humor was on full display Sunday, when he joined CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dave Parker and Dick Allen in baseball's Hall of Fame.

Tom Hamilton joined Jimmy Dudley and Jack Graney in representing Cleveland as winners of the Ford C. Frick Award.

Dave Parker passed away less than a month away from his induction ceremony, making his son's speech hit that much harder as it happened. Dave Parker II even mentioned that he died while writing his Hall of Fame speech.

For me, and baseball lovers from Philly just like me, Allen was life-altering. After a nearly 50-year wait, he was immortalized in the Hall.

Allen refused to campaign for Cooperstown before he died in December of 2020. So others did. And it paid off on Sunday when the Phillies legend finally received baseball's ultimate honor.

As the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes its newest class to Cooperstown, which former Red Sox players could be next to earn enshrinement?