A former Most Valuable Player and a former Cy Young Award winner headline the 12 first-time candidates on the 2026 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.

The Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Hall released the ballot on Monday that will be sent to more than 400 voting members from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Ryan Braun, who spent his 14-year career with the Milwaukee Brewers, was the National League MVP in 2011 when he hit .332 with 33 home runs and 111 RBIs.

The following season, the outfielder was second in MVP voting when he led the league in runs (108) and home runs (41) and drove in 112. That was the fifth consecutive season in which he had at least 100 RBIs.

Rick Porcello won the 2016 American League Cy Young when he finished 22-4 with a 3.15 ERA and an MLB-best 5.91 stri

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