6 former Bay Area players named as first-time Hall of Fame candidates

Of the 19 players named by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, six of them spent time playing in the Bay Area.

1. Chris Carpenter
2. Johnny Damon - played for Oakland in 2001
3. Livan Hernandez - played for San Francisco 1999-2002
4. Orlando Hudson
5. Aubrey Huff - played for San Francisco 2010-2012
6. Jason Isringhausen - played for Oakland 1999-2001
7. Andruw Jones
8. Chipper Jones
9. Carlos Lee
10. Brad Lidge
11. Hideki Matsui - played for Oakland in 2011
12. Kevin Millwood
13. Jamie Moyer
14. Scott Rolen
15. Johan Santana
16. Jim Thome
17. Omar Vizquel - played for San Francisco 2005-2008
18. Kerry Wood
19. Carlos Zambrano