Baseball Hall of Fame electees Derek Jeter and Larry Walker at a news conference at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City on Jan. 22, 2020. Credit: Shelby Knowles By Newsday.com [email protected] ...

Derek Jeter took a slight jab at the lone baseball writer who failed to vote for him to get into the Hall of Fame unanimously during his speech at the induction ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.

And yet, at the end of the day, 0.3 percent away from unanimous is worth the same result as Larry Walker's 2020 Hall of Fame candidacy -- the right fielder joined Jeter on the ballot by receiving ...

Unless there’s a book to come someday titled “Why I didn’t give a Hall of Fame vote to Derek Jeter,” — which isn’t out of the question in 2020 — we’ll probably never get an answer.

Jeter and Walker are going into the Hall of Fame together forever. 10, 20, 50 years from now percentages and years on the ballot will be forgotten because they ultimately do not matter.

But with Ichiro's snub, Jeter said the voters should be held accountable for their actions. "A lot of players have been unbelievable that are in the Hall of Fame and haven’t gotten 100% of the ...

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter said being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday was a humbling experience one that was made a little more so when the 14-time All-Star fell one ...