The Hall of Fame has announced changes to the Era Committee election system -- which allows players retired for more than 15 years to be considered for the Hall of Fame, as well as managers, umpires and executives.

Following the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Board of Directors meeting that took place in late February, the Hall of Fame announced yesterday that they are making some small adjustments to the Era Committee eligibility system that allows former managers,

The Hall of Fame made some small adjustments to its veterans committee system to limit people with relatively little support from repeatedly remaining on future ballots, a decision that could make it harder to gain entry to Cooperstown for steroids-tainted stars such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.

In an effort to speed up decision-making and make the selection process a bit more straightforward, the Hall of Fame is making some changes.