The Baseball Hall of Fame released the official ballot for the 2026 class of possible inductees, which includes prominent holdovers from 2025 who played for the Cleveland Guardians organization.

Among the holdovers are former Cleveland stars Omar Vizquel, an 11-time Gold Glove shortstop who received 17.8% of votes last year, and slugging outfielder Manny Ramirez, who received 34.3% of the vote.

Among the first-time nominees joining those two on the ballot this year are two other players who also suited up for Cleveland at various stages of their MLB careers — outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, who played seven years in Cleveland, and infielder/DH Edwin Encarnacion, who played two seasons in Cleveland.

Choo, a native of South Korea, hit 83 of his 218 career home runs in a Cleveland uniform. H

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