Baseball Hall of Fame 2019: Which Yankees made ballot?

Several ex-Yankees, including reliever Mariano Rivera and left-hander Andy Pettitte, are on the ballot for the 2019 Hall of Fame. Voting results will be announced at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019 (1/22/19), live on MLB Network.

It was just about always a lock that Mariano Rivera would get the save when the Yankees called on him.

There’s one more lock ahead for Rivera: A first-ballot Hall of Fame selection.

Rivera will undoubtedly be selected into Cooperstown in 2019, his first time eligible for enshrinement five seasons removed from his retirement.

Rivera ended his career with the most saves of all time (652), the most games finished (952) and the best ERA+ of all-time (205).

Ottavino to Yankees?

He won five World Series titles with the Yankees as a member of its famed Core Four, alongside Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte, who joins Rivera as another first-timer on the Hall of Fame ballot.

Aside from Rivera and Pettitte, several other players who spent time with the Yankees will be eligible to make it: Lance Berkman, Travis Hafner, Mike Mussina, Andruw Jones, Ted Lilly, Gary Sheffield, Kevin Youkilis. None of them would wear a Yankees hat going into the Hall of Fame, however, except maybe Mussina.

Here’s more on Rivera, via the Baseball Writers Association of America:

Rivera spent all 19 of his major-league seasons with the New York Yankees, was a key figure in five World Series championships and set career records in saves (652) and games finished (952) and shares the mark with Hoffman for most seasons with 40 or more saves (9). The Panama native known to teammates and fans as “Mo” also holds the all-time postseason records for lowest earned run average (0.70), games pitched (96) and saves (42) and World Series records for games pitched (24) and saves (11). Rivera was 8-1 over 32 postseason series, including seven World Series. He was the MVP of the 1999 World Series and the 2003 American League Championship Series. A 13-time All-Star selection, Rivera was the MVP of the 2013 game at New York’s Citi Field. His 2.21 career ERA ranks 13th among pitchers whose careers started after 1910. He allowed only 11 earned runs in 141 postseason innings. The AL award for relievers is named for Rivera, who was the last player to wear uniform No. 42, which was retired in perpetuity in honor of Jackie Robinson in 1997.

And more on Pettitte via the BBWAA:

Pettitte, a 256-game winner with a 3.85 ERA over 18 seasons with the Yankees and the Houston Astros, pitched in 32 postseason series, including eight World Series. The lefthander posted a 19-11 record with a 3.81 ERA in 44 postseason starts and was the MVP of the 2001 ALCS. In addition to victories, Pettitte holds career postseason records for innings pitched (276 2/3) and games started (44) and is second in strikeouts (183).

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