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The 2015 electees include <a href=\"\/speaker\/pedro-martinez.php\" target=\"_blank\">Pedro Martinez<\/a>, <a href=\"\/speaker\/randy-johnson.php\" target=\"_blank\">Randy Johnson<\/a>, J<a href=\"\/speaker\/john-smoltz.php\" target=\"_blank\">ohn Smoltz<\/a> and <a href=\"\/speaker\/craig-biggio.php\" target=\"_blank\">Craig Biggio<\/a>. Players had to receive 75% of the roughly 570 votes cast by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Source: Forbes.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>MLB Network and MLB.com will both air a live press conference Jan.7 at 11 a.m. in N.Y with the electees, followed by in-studio interviews later that day.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Bob Lorenz, John Flaherty, Jack Curry and Joel Sherman discuss the 2015 Hall of Fame class Nov. 2014 including Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson and John Smoltz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aeet3hlK-Mo\" width=\"520\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The 2015 National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Sun., July 26 in Cooperstown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2015 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was announced live Tuesday afternoon January 6 at 2 p.m. ET. The 2015 electees include Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio. Players had to receive 75% of the roughly 570 votes cast by the Baseball Writers Association of America. 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