<Li> <P> Alan Trammell </P> </Li> <Tr> <Td> Top row, L-R: Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero and Jim Thome Bottom row, L-R: Trevor Hoffman, Jack Morris, and Alan Trammell </Td> </Tr> <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> The three voting panels that replaced the more broadly defined Veterans Committee following a 2010 rules change were replaced by a new set of four panels in 2016 . The Modern Baseball Era Committee convened on December 10, 2017 to select from a ballot of retired players and non-playing personnel who made their greatest contributions to the sport between 1970 and 1987, with Jack Morris and Alan Trammell elected by this body . The formal induction ceremony will be held at the Hall's facilities in Cooperstown, New York on July 29, 2018 . </P>

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