relief pitcherĀ Lee SmithĀ and OF/DHĀ Harold BainesĀ are elected into the Hall of Fame by Veteran Committee
The results of theĀ Veterans CommitteeĀ voting for theĀ 2019 Hall of Fame ElectionĀ are announced: relief pitcherĀ Lee SmithĀ is a unanimous selection, and OF/DHĀ Harold BainesĀ joins him by being named on 12 of the 16 ballots.Ā Lou PiniellaĀ falls just short, with 11 votes. While Smithās election had been widely anticipated, that of Baines comes as a surprise, given that he had done quite poorly in the originalĀ BBWAAĀ voting.