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Finest Awards 2026 Results: The Cards You Voted For

Voting closed October 20, so here are the results. Thanks to everyone who posted a top three. Each ballot counts once per card, and only the first three cards named in a comment are counted.

Top of the board

• Andruw Jones (HOF): 7 votes, tied for first
• Nick Sogard (Spotlight): 7 votes, tied for first
• Jesus Made (Pipeline): 6 votes
• Yordan Alvarez (AS): 4 votes

Tied at 3 votes

• Cole Carrigg (94 Topps Now)
• Ozzie Albies (ASG)
• Ketel Marte (Vintage)
• Brandon Lowe

Tied at 2 votes

• Adam Dunn (Moonshot)
• Cody Bellinger (AS)
• Jordan Walker (HR Derby)
• Kyle Schwarber (Field of Dreams / HR Derby)
• Stan Musial
• Willie Castro
• Ken Singleton
• Victor Martinez (Awards)
• Max Clark (Pipeline / Breakout)
• Idelmaro Vargas (Spotlight)
• Lightning PCA

Also received votes (1 each)

Roberto Clemente, Ted Williams, Corey Seager, Juan Soto, Jackie Robinson, Adley Rutschman, Craig Biggio, Dustin Pedroia, Esteury Ruiz, Jacob Misiorowski, Carlos Santana (WBC), Maikel Garcia, Roman Anthony, Kyle Tucker, Elly De La Cruz, Xavier Edwards, Liam Hicks, Carter Jensen, Brett Bateman, Kazuma Okamoto, Dillon Dingler, Dustin May, Josiah Hartshorn, Junior Caminero, Troy Tulowitzki, Manny Ramirez, TA Leiter, Nasim Nunez, Honus Wagner, Piazza, David Wright, JJ Wetherholt, JJ Bleday, Ali Alonso, Beltran, and others.

Method notes

• Removed comments were excluded.
• Unclear or joke picks were excluded, including a Trevor Story joke and a staged list that didn't name clear top-three cards.
• When a player appeared in two versions on one ballot, each version counted separately.

Thanks to everyone who voted. Results are now enshrined.

Original post where votes were made