4 players voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame including Chipper Jones and Jim Thome

Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman have been elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens fell short but did get closer this year.Edgar Martinez just missed the cutoff.NEW YORK (AP)Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman have been elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.Designated hitter Edgar Martinez came close after a grass-roots campaign to boost him. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, both tainted by the steroids scandal, edged up but again fell far short (you can see the full voting results below).Jones and Thome made it 54 players elected in their first year of eligibility by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.Jones was an eight-time All-Star third baseman for the Atlanta Braves. Thome hit 612 home runs, putting him eighth on the career list, and played mostly for the Cleveland Indians.Guerrero was elected in his second try. The nine-time All-Star slugger played half his career with the Montreal Expos.Hoffman was chosen in his third year. The former San Diego Padres closer had 601 saves, second all-time to Mariano Rivera's 652.The Hall announced the voting results Wednesday. The four new members will be inducted on July 29 in Cooperstown, New York.Here are the full results from the BBWAA, with 75% needed for enshrinement:SEE ALSO:2018 NFL MOCK DRAFT: Here's what the experts are predicting for all 32 first-round picksJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: An exercise scientist explains what everyone gets wrong about stretching
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