<P> Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2018 proceeded according to rules most recently amended in 2016 . As in the past , the Baseball Writers ' Association of America ( BBWAA ) voted by mail to select from a ballot of recently retired players . The results were announced on January 24 , 2018 , with the BBWAA electing Chipper Jones , Vladimir Guerrero , Jim Thome , and Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame . Jones and Thome were elected in their first year of eligibility . </P>
<P> Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2018 proceeded according to rules most recently amended in 2016 . As in the past , the Baseball Writers ' Association of America ( BBWAA ) voted by mail to select from a ballot of recently retired players . The results were announced on January 24 , 2018 , with the BBWAA electing Chipper Jones , Vladimir Guerrero , Jim Thome , and Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame . Jones and Thome were elected in their first year of eligibility . </P>
when will 2018 baseball hall of fame inductees be announced
when will 2018 baseball hall of fame inductees be announced
January 24 , 2018
January 24 , 2018