Tommy John believes he is not in Hall of Fame due to voting for Donald Trump

On the 50th day of the country that changed shot forever, Tommy John has a content arsenic to wherefore helium is not successful the shot Hall of Fame.

John, the namesake of the famed elbow surgery, retired with 288 wins and a 3.34 ERA, but helium ne'er garnered much than 31.7% of the ballot from writers. Thus, helium is not successful Cooperstown.

The 81-year-old is 1 of the astir celebrated pitchers of each time, truthful helium was asked wherefore helium believed helium was not successful the Hall of Fame.

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Tommy John of the New York Yankees pitches astatine Yankee Stadium circa 1980. (Focus connected Sport/Getty Images)

He says it has to bash with his governmental views, and primarily, his voting decisions.

"Maybe due to the fact that I voted for Donald Trump," John told ESPN New York radio.

John was connected the writers' ballot from 1995 to 2009, and Trump didn't tally until 2016. John besides was not voted successful by the Veteran's Committee successful some 2011 and 2014, but the committee besides skipped implicit him successful 2018 and 2020.

Tommy John of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches astatine Veterans Stadium successful Philadelphia circa 1975. (Focus connected Sport/Getty Images)

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John besides complained astir today's epoch of baseball, calling retired pitchers who assertion to beryllium "workhorses" but past 5 oregon six innings. He said a triumph should beryllium credited aft 7 innings, not the 5 innings that has been the staple since good earlier John was adjacent born.

The legendary pitcher isn't the archetypal to accidental authorities kept him retired of the Hall. Curt Schilling voiced akin sentiments aft helium conscionable missed enshrinement successful his penultimate twelvemonth connected the ballot, and helium adjacent requested to beryllium near disconnected the ballot successful his last year. Neither the Hall of Fame nor the writers obliged, and Schilling got a little percent the pursuing year. His destiny is present successful the hands of the Veteran's Committee.

Tommy John of the New York Yankees is shown astatine Yankee Stadium circa 1987. (Focus connected Sport/Getty Images)

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John was in the large leagues from 1963 to 1989, playing for the White Sox, Dodgers, Yankees and the then-Indians.

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