This year (October 2025), on Bubblegum Nostalgia, our committee voted on a ballot that consisted of four MLB players who have not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The rules for enshrinement are simple: 1) Must not have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and 2) Must have played the majority of their career in the 1990s.
Our panel of seven baseball researchers and long-time fans of the game voted on a ballot consisting of four former MLB players who met the aforementioned criteria, electing two players. This will be an annual practice that takes place in October, and the results will be posted here each year on October 30.
This year, David Cone and Kenny Lofton are the first two players inducted into the Bubblegum Nostalgia Hall of Fame! Congratulations!
-Matthew McConkey, Founder of Bubblegum Nostalgia
