Derek Jeter tired of this question as Hall of Famer calls for accountability

Derek Jeter sounds fed up with a lack of Hall of Fame voter accountability, and the Yankees legend — a Class of 2020 member who was one vote shy of being a unanimous selection — wants writers with ballots to be held accountable after Ichiro Suzuki also fell one vote short of unanimity earlier this week.“A lot of players have been unbelievable that are in the Hall of Fame and haven’t gotten 100% of the vote.I never expected it, and I would never sit here and say everyone should’ve voted for me or everyone should have voted for Ichiro,” Jeter told Fox News.“The only thing I do think is fair is that I think a lot of members of the media want athletes to be responsible and accountable; I think they should do the same thing.

I get asked this question, I get tired of being asked this question, and I think they should answer it.”Suzuki joined Billy Wagner and CC Sabathia as members elected to the Class of 2025, but while he entered with a chance to become the first player since former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera in 2019 and just the second ever to secure a unanimous ledger, Suzuki only gathered 393 of the 394 votes — which instantly prompted backlash on social media and requests that the votes should be made public.As of Friday afternoon, the voter — who isn’t required to reveal the ballot — still hadn’t commented on their decision.Suzuki, who collected 3,089 hits across a 19-year career and made 10 All-Star Games after shifting to MLB following a successful run in Japan, avoided blasting the writer in a press conference, though.“I was able to receive many votes from the writers, and I’m grateful for them, but there was one writer that I wasn’t able to get a vote from,” Suzuki said through an interpreter.“I would like to invite him over to my house, and we’ll have a drink together, and we’ll have a good chat.

Very grateful to be here and thank you.”Jeter and Suzuki overlapped for the final three years of Jeter’s career from 2...