Oct 31, 2014; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants former player
Barry Bondswaves to the crowd during the World Series victory parade on Market Street. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Barry Bonds
Numbers-wise, Bonds is the best hitter since Babe Ruth – maybe even better. Holds MLB records for most single-season home runs (73) and overall homers (762). He is a 14-time All Star with a career .298 batting average who also returns to the ballot for a third year, even though he is dubbed the face of the Steroid Era. He has seven MVP awards, 13 30+ home run seasons and is third all-time with 1,996 runs batted in (behind Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Cap Anson).
Though he never tested positive for steroids during his career, his involvement in the BALCO scandal essentially landed him in a less-than-savory situation. He may have admirers out there, but entrance into baseball’s hallowed Hall seems unlikely, to say the least.