PED-tainted Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens not elected to HOF

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are running out of time for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The PED-tainted former stars made only marginal gains this year in voting conducted by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, with Bonds garnering 56.4 of the 75 percent required for election and Clemens coming in at 57.3 percent.

Each player had jumped nearly 10 points one year ago to 54 percent apiece following the induction of steroids-era commissioner Bud Selig.

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Bonds, the all-time home run king and a seven-time MVP winner, and Clemens, a 354-game winner and a seven-time Cy Young Award recipient, only have four of their 10 tries on the ballot remaining before their cases would be shifted to the Hall's various veterans committees. HOF vice chairman Joe Morgan made clear the stance of many current Hall of Famers on the steroids debate with a letter imploring voters to keep out known users in December.

Manny Ramirez, twice suspended for failing MLB-administered PED tests, Gary Sheffield and Sammy Sosa also continued to linger on the fringes of the balloting.