No players are heading to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class. All 25 players up for election fell short of the required 75-percent of the vote needed to make it to Cooperstown. It marks the first time since 2013 that no player was selected and just the ninth time ever. Curt Schilling was the highest vote-getter after receiving 71.1-percent of the vote. Barry Bonds was next at 61.8-percent followed by Roger Clemens at 61.6-percent.
The Philadelphia Phillies are bringing back catcher J.T. Realmuto on a record-setting deal. MLB.com reports the two sides have agreed to a five-year, 115-and-a-half-million-dollar contract. The 23.1-million-dollars in average annual salary is the highest ever for a catcher in MLB history, surpassing Joe Mauer’s 2010 deal with the Twins.