A number of former Tigers fell off the Hall of Fame ballot after 2025 voting results

The Baseball Hall of Fame election results were revealed Tuesday, and three legends – outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, starting pitcher CC Sabathia and relief pitcher Billy Wagner – received the 75% needed to be enshrined in Cooperstown.

However, a handful of players – including three former members of the Detroit Tigers – did not receive the 5% of the votes necessary to be included on next year’s ballot. While they have a chance to be considered later by one of the veterans’ committees, these former Tigers fell short of election in their first year of eligibility.

3 former Tigers who fell off the Hall of Fame ballot after poor 2025 voting results

Fernando Rodney

Fernando Rodney pitched seven of his 17 MLB seasons with the Tigers, who signed him as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2002; but his presence on the Hall of Fame ballot was largely due to his career-best 2012 season with the Tampa Bay Rays. It was one of the best seasons by a relief pitcher in Major League history, as he allowed just five earned runs over 74 2/3 innings in 76 appearances, not to mention 48 saves in 50 opportunities.

Rodney was a three-time MLB All-Star, and he finished fifth in the Cy Young voting in that 2012 season. The right-hander made his mark on each of the 11 teams he played for in his MLB career and was able to go out on top, retiring as a World Series champion with the Washington Nationals in 2019.

Ian Kinsler

While he rose to fame during his eight seasons with the Texas Rangers, second baseman Ian Kinsler spent four seasons with the Tigers from 2014-17. While he never led the league in any major hitting category, his 994 runs with Texas and Detroit from 2007-16 were the most by any MLB player during that span.

Kinsler was dealt to the Tigers for Prince Fielder after the 2013 season. He earned his fourth All-Star nod and won his first Gold Glove during his time in Detroit, and he won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2018.

Curtis Granderson

A fifth-round pick by Detroit in the 2002 MLB Draft, slugging outfielder Curtis Granderson put on a show with his powerful bat and lightning speed within the confines of Comerica Park for the first six seasons of his career. He posted a career-best 7.6 WAR in 2007 with the Tigers in addition to mashing 23 home runs, stealing 26 bases and recording 23 triples.

Granderson is one of just four players since 1900 to notch a 20-20-20 season, joining Jimmy Rollins (also in 2007), Willie Mays (1957) and Frank Schulte (1911).

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