| New inductees | 6 |
|---|---|
| via BBWAA | 4 |
| via Today's Game Era Committee | 2 |
| Total inductees | 329 |
| Induction date | July 21, 2019 |
Elections to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for 2019 proceeded according to rules most recently amended in 2016. As in the past, the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from a ballot of recently retired players. The results were announced on January 22, 2019,[1] with the BBWAA electing Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martínez, and Mike Mussina to the Hall of Fame. Rivera and Halladay were elected in their first year of eligibility, while Martínez was elected in his last year of eligibility. Rivera became the first player to be unanimously elected, appearing on all 425 ballots; he broke Ken Griffey Jr.'s record of 99.32 percent (437 out of 440), set in 2016.[2]
The Today's Game Era Committee, one of four voting panels that since 2016 had taken over the role of the more broadly-defined Veterans Committee,[3][4] convened on December 9, 2018, to select from a ballot of retired players and non-playing personnel who made their greatest contributions to the sport after 1987,[4] with Lee Smith and Harold Baines elected by this body.[5] The formal induction ceremony was held at the Hall's facilities in Cooperstown, New York, on July 21, 2019.[6]
- ^ "2019 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Schoenfield, David (January 22, 2019). "Mariano Rivera, Edgar Martinez, Roy Halladay and Mike Mussina joining Hall of Fame". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Board of Directors Restructures Procedures for Consideration of Managers, Umpires, Executives and Long-Retired Players" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. July 26, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "Hall of Fame Makes Series of Announcements" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. July 23, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ "Lee Smith, Harold Baines Elected to Hall of Fame by Today's Game Era Committee" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Kekis, John (July 22, 2019). "Rivera plays closer role again at the Baseball HOF induction". Detroit Free Press. AP. p. B5. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via newspapers.com.