<Li> <P> Bud Selig </P> </Li> <Tr> <Td> Top row, L-R: Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Iván Rodríguez . Bottom row, L-R: John Schuerholz and Bud Selig </Td> </Tr> <P> Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2017 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, with results announced on January 18, 2017 . The BBWAA elected Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, and Iván Rodríguez to the Hall of Fame . </P> <P> The three voting panels that replaced the more broadly defined Veterans Committee following a July 2010 rules change were replaced by a new set of four panels in July 2016 . The newly created Today's Game Committee convened early in December 2016 to select from a ballot of retired players and non-playing personnel who made their greatest contributions to the sport after 1987 . John Schuerholz and Bud Selig were elected by this committee . </P>

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