Ken Griffey Jr. was one of the ... was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2016 on 99.3% of ballots — then an MLB record since broken by Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera — has been ...

Longtime New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has been unanimously voted into the Hall of Fame. ... breaking Ken Griffey Jr.'s 99.3% all-time record for highest percentage of the vote set in 2016.

Ken Griffey Jr. came up with the idea of wearing No. 42 on April 15th. On the first Jackie Robinson Day when the number was worn league-wide (2009), Junior hit his 400th homer as a Mariner. # ...

Former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera deservingly became the first player ever inducted into the Hall of Fame unanimously, receiving votes from all 425 writers who submitted ballots. Previously, the ...

Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted into the Hall of Fame back in 2016. ... Only one out of the 278 players in the Hall of Fame has ...

Mariano Rivera becomes first unanimous Baseball Hall of Fame selection ... Prior to Rivera's election, Ken Griffey Jr. held the record for highest BBWAA ballot percentage with 99.3 percent in 2016 ...

Mariano Rivera in 2011, after he got his 602nd save, ... 99.3, by Ken Griffey Jr. in 2016. Halladay and Martinez both received 85.4 percent of the votes, ...

Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. announced his retirement Wednesday afternoon. Griffey, 40, hit 630 home runs in a 22-year career that began with the Mariners as a 19-year-old in ...

And so it went on, most recently tested when Ken Griffey Jr. was elected with 99.3% of the vote, a new record but still shy of unanimous. ... Manny Ramirez and Mariano Rivera.

In 2016, Ken Griffey Jr. came the closest yet, getting 99.3 percent of the vote. Only three voters passed. Last year, Chipper Jones got 97 percent to lead the field. Can Rivera do a little bit better?

Before Mariano Rivera, Ken Griffey Jr. held the highest percentage, 99.32 percent. Hall of Fame 2019 results: Yankees legend Mariano Rivera is first player to get 100 percent of votes [Video] Skip ...