Currently this claim is not true and holds no validity but in the future there may be a world where players that took part in the steroid era are let into the hall of fame. In order to make it to the baseball hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, you must as a player receive a certain number of votes. Some players like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemons, Alex Rodriguez, and many others who have a strong resume of accolades have been on the outside looking in for many years, while other players who's names are linked to steroid participation like David Ortiz, Ivan Rodriguez, and Mike Piazza have been inducted into the hall of fame.
There are many reasons as to why players who took steroids should or should not be allowed into the hall of fame. Some claims for why they should be allowed include the theory that steroids are not a critical advantage in baseball, another reason is that the hall of fame is the museum of baseball history, and the steroid era was a important time in baseball history, and lastly, the fact that many household names that people grew up watching will not be in the hall of fame because of their choices rather than taking into account their accomplishments on the field. Reasons as to why they should not be allowed stem from ideals that they should be held accountable, and that everyone else played clean so why couldn't they (The Perspective). As younger people join the Baseball Writers Association of America, they are more susceptible to give their votes to guys that partook in steroids, because they did not grow up in that era, but time will only tell if these players will be allowed into the baseball hall of fame.
