Covering the 2017 class for the Baseball Hall of Fame

— -- The announcement of who will gain entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame will be made Jan. 18, when the results of the voting by eligible members of the Baseball Writers Association of America will be publicly announced. The induction ceremony to enshrine those honored will take place on July 30, 2017, in Cooperstown, New York.

Who will get in, who will be dropped, and who will be left saying "wait 'til next year" and their next shot?

Class of 2017 overview