Thome and the other three inductees will join Jack Morris and Alan Trammell, who the Baseball Writers’ Association of America rejected during their years on the ballot before the Modern Era committee selected them last December.

As for Hall of Famer Joe Morgan ’s controversial “steroid” letter to BBWAA voters last fall, it didn’t seem to have much of an effect on the electorate, which always had been divided on whether PED-tainted superstars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens belonged.

Last week I asked Cubs great Billy Williams if Morgan spoke for him and the rest of the Hall of Famers with the “steroid” letter.

Omar Vizquel , the perennial Gold Glove -winning shortstop, garnered 37 percent in his first year, which bodes well for his chances down the road.

As for the other Chicago candidates, Jamie Moyer, Kerry Wood and Carlos Zambrano were all one-and-done on the ballot, failing to get the necessary 5 percent in their first years of eligibility to be listed again in 2019.