Derek Jeter and Larry Walker were voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame 2020 class on Tuesday.
Jeter, 45, played all 20 of his Major League Baseball years with the Yankees and helped the team secure five championships.
Jeter appeared on 396 of 397 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, falling just shy of the standard set when longtime YankeesIt was not immediately known which voter didn't choose Jeter. Known as "Mr. November" for his game-winning home run in Game 4 of the 2001 World Series, Jeter retired after the 2014 season, finishing his career with 3,465 hits , 11,195 at-bats , and 1,923 runs scored ; also 260 career home runs and 1,311 RBI in 2,747 games.
Remembered as one of the most dominant pitchers in the last two decades, the six-time All-Star has been hindered by the ballot'sstipulation after a controversial past, which includes being fired from a baseball analyst role with ESPN in 2016 for promoting offensive content via social media.
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