Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and Frank Thomas were elected to the 2014 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Maddux was a near-unanimous choice, garnering 97.2 percent of the vote. The four-time Cy Young Award winner and 18-time Gold Glove Award winner won 355 games over his 23-year career to go along with a 3.16 ERA. Glavine, who was on 91.9 percent of the ballots, was a two-time Cy Young Award winner and won 305 games during his career while posting a 3.54 ERA. Thomas, one of the game's most dominant sluggers during the 90s, received 83.7 percent of the vote. The two-time MVP produced a .301/.419/.555 lifetime batting line to go along with 521 home runs. Craig Biggio narrowly missed the 75 percent threshold by finishing on 74.8 percent of the ballots, but he'll at least carry some momentum in 2015. Mike Piazza, Jack Morris, Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Roger Clemens, and Barry Bonds rounded out the top part of the ballot.

Greg Maddux and Frank Thomas headline the first-time eligible players for the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. The BBWAA announced the full list of players on Tuesday afternoon. There are 19 new candidates in all, including notables Tom Glavine, Mike Mussina, and Jeff Kent. Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza, Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Alan Trammell, Jeff Bagwell, Sammy Sosa, Edgar Martinez, Tim Raines and Jack Morris are among the players who remain eligible for election in 2014, so it's an absolutely loaded ballot. Results will be announced in January, with Maddux the closest there is to a sure thing.