Social media was sent into a frenzy on Sunday night after MLB announced the shocking results of the Hall of Fame Contemporary Baseball Era ballot.<\/p>\n
To the surprise of many, the results revealed that Giants icon Jeff Kent<\/a> is the lone name bound for Cooperstown<\/a> in July, while his former teammate and San Francisco great Barry Bonds<\/a> — and six others — didn’t make the cut.<\/p>\n Here are the votes in full detail, followed by some interesting social media posts about Bonds enduring exclusion once again.<\/p>\n Hall of Fame results: Jeff Kent (14 votes, 87.5%); Carlos Delgado (9 votes, 56.3%); Don Mattingly (6 votes, 37.5%); Dale Murphy (6 votes, 37.5%); Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela each received less than five votes.<\/p>\n \u2014 Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The Hall of Fame is a JOKE. One of the best hitters ever is not recognized by the HOF. Way to lose any and all credibility. https:\/\/t.co\/NxVtIpcrPE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Giant Hot Takes (@GiantHotTakes) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Jeff Kent would not be Jeff Kent without Barry Bonds.<\/p>\n \u2014 @SFGiantsMemes (@SFGiantsMemer) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Barry Bonds is no worse than the fifth greatest baseball player to grace this planet. And he\u2019s probably better than that. We\u2019d tell aliens about him as a way to explain the sport played at its highest level.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a Hall of Dubious if he\u2019s not in.<\/p>\n \u2014 Rob Rossi (@Real_RobRossi) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n You cannot tell the story of baseball without Barry Bonds. Disappointed, but not surprised with today\u2019s results.<\/p>\n \u2014 Alex Stumpf (@AlexJStumpf) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Jeff Kent is definitely a Hall of Fame second baseman and deserves recognition on the day of his election.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s difficult to ignore the elephant in the room, Barry Bonds, falling short again. It\u2019s especially embarrassing for the committee responsible for voting\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Steven Rissotto (@StevenRissotto) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n No one hit more home runs as a second baseman than Jeff Kent. Now, he\u2019s heading to the Hall.<\/p>\n Barry Bonds received less than five votes, which means he won\u2019t be eligible for the next contemporary era ballot in 2028. He\u2019ll have to wait until at least \u201831 to appear again.<\/p>\n \u2014 Justice delos Santos (@justdelossantos) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n I\u2019ll never recognize the National Baseball Hall of Fame until Barry Bonds is enshrined. You can\u2019t tell the story of baseball without Barry Bonds. https:\/\/t.co\/5OyOuPeSF6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Frank-Paul Santangelo Jr. (@fp_jr) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n I can’t take Baseball’s Hall of Fame seriously when Barry Bonds isn’t in it. Roger Clemens is my least favorite athlete ever and he deserves to be in too. Enough. https:\/\/t.co\/mnK60zAgs8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Zach Gelb (@ZachGelb) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Shout out to the MLB Hall of Fame for reminding us on today of all days that there are far worse committees and selection processes in sports than the CFP. Helping put life back in perspective. https:\/\/t.co\/JjYfaJMdrS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Download and follow the Giants Talk Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t