Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame

Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar were chosen to be in baseball’s Hall of Fame today.  Alomar was picked on 90 percent of the ballots. He was a 12-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner at second base.  Blyleven was listed on more than 79 percent of the ballots, above the 75 percent required for election. He won 287 games and ranks fifth on the career strikeout list.

Barry Larkin finished third in balloting, receiving 62 percent of the votes. The only other player who finished above 50 percent was pitcher Jack Morris, who was selected on 53 percent of the ballots.

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