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Ken Griffey Jr. has been on every HOF ballot (so far) - A Hunt and Peck

Could he be voted in unanimously?

busch stadium applauds griffey after he hit his 500th career home run
busch stadium applauds griffey after he hit his 500th career home run
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In the history of the Hall of Fame voting, no player has every been selected unanimously, which is sort of insane if you really think about it. Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Hank Aaron - all are the slam dunk, inner-circle, hall of famerest of the hall of fame. None of them were voted in unanimously.

Racking my brain, I could probably come up with a couple reasons why this is, but the biggest reason is because of ego. The baseball Hall of Fame must be exclusive and prestigious. Players just do not get in unanimously. It does not happen.

So with that being said, I doubt Ken Griffey Jr. will the first player to be written in on every ballot. But if he were... well that would be pretty darn cool.

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