Contemporary Era Committee 2026: Results Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. ET

The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee votes on eight non-player candidates on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026, in San Diego, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum says the results are announced live on MLB Network’s “MLB Tonight” at 8 p.m. ET. A free printable ballot with each candidate’s record and the Class of 2027 dates is below.

Who is on the 2026 Contemporary Era ballot?

The Hall of Fame announced the finalists on Nov. 2, 2026. This is the non-player ballot: managers and executives. The table uses the Hall’s own wording for each record.

Candidate	Record as the Hall lists it
Sandy Alderson	Became the Athletics general manager at age 35 and built the team that won three American League pennants
Dusty Baker	Managed the Giants, Cubs, Reds, Nationals and Astros for 26 seasons
Bruce Bochy	Managed the Padres, Giants and Rangers over 28 seasons
Joe Maddon	Managed the Angels, Rays and Cubs over 19 seasons
Lou Piniella	Managed 23 seasons for the Yankees, Reds, Mariners, Devil Rays and Cubs
Brian Sabean	Joined the Yankees front office after a stint as head coach at the University of Tampa
Ted Turner	Purchased the Atlanta Braves in 1976
Bill White	Served as the president of the National League from 1989-94

Download the Hall of Fame Contemporary Era ballot and Class of 2027 dates (PDF)

What time are the results in each U.S. time zone?

The Hall says the committee meets to discuss the eight candidacies on Dec. 6 in San Diego, and the results air at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Sunday, Dec. 6. By our conversion:

Zone	Results on Sun., Dec. 6
Eastern	8 p.m.
Central	7 p.m.
Mountain	6 p.m.
Pacific	5 p.m.

Mark the evening on the December 2026 printable calendar.

How many votes does a candidate need?

The Hall says a candidate who receives votes on 75 percent of the ballots cast by the committee earns election. The electorate is a 16-member panel appointed by the Hall of Fame Board, and 75 percent of 16 is 12, so 12 votes is the threshold by our computation. The Hall’s Era Committees rules page says electors may vote for as few as zero and as many as three eligible candidates.

The Hall has not published the 16 names; it said they “will be announced later this fall.”

What happened in the 2025 vote?

Last year’s vote was the Contemporary Baseball Era players ballot. The Hall said Jeff Kent was named on 14 of 16 ballots and was the only candidate to reach the 75-percent threshold. Carlos Delgado received 9 votes, and Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy 6 each. That is last year’s result on a different ballot and says nothing about 2026.

What are the Class of 2027 dates?

Date	What happens	Source
Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026	Contemporary Baseball Era Committee results, 8 p.m. ET, MLB Network	Hall of Fame, Nov. 2, 2026
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2026	Ford C. Frick Award winner announced at Baseball’s Winter Meetings in San Diego, according to the Hall; time not announced	Hall of Fame, Sept. 28, 2026
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2027	Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) election results; time not announced	Hall of Fame, Nov. 2, 2026
July 23-26, 2027	Hall of Fame Weekend 2027 in Cooperstown	Hall of Fame, Sept. 28, 2026
Saturday, July 24, 2027	Awards Presentation	Hall of Fame, Sept. 28, 2026
Sunday, July 25, 2027	Class of 2027 inducted in Cooperstown	Hall of Fame, Nov. 2, 2026

The Frick Award ballot has ten finalists, chosen by the 14 living Frick Award recipients: Buddy Blattner, Ken Coleman, Dizzy Dean, Earl Gillespie, Merle Harmon, Ned Martin, Monte Moore, Gustavo Lopez Moreno, Bill O’Donnell and Jack Quinlan. The Hall’s page lists the Frick date as scheduled; Major League Baseball (MLB) has not confirmed the Winter Meetings dates on its own site. For the January date, keep the January 2027 printable calendar handy.

When is the next non-player election?

The Era Committees rules page says a Contemporary Baseball Era non-player election is held once every three years beginning in 2023. It lists this vote for December 2026 (Class of 2027), the Classic Era for December 2027 (Class of 2028) and the Contemporary Players ballot for December 2028 (Class of 2029).

For other December sports dates, see the Heisman Trophy ceremony and the December golf schedule.