Hall of Fame Class 2024: Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer elected to Cooperstown
Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer are officially Hall of Famers after being voted in on Tuesday night. The trio was selected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Beltré, who was voted in on 95.1% of the ballots, and Mauer (76.1%) got in during their first year on the ballot, while Helton (79.7%). Players need to get 75% approval from voting members of the BBWAA, with those who receive less than 5% becoming disqualified.
Beltré, Mauer and Helton will be inducted at Cooperstown on July 21 along with Jim Leyland, elected last month by the contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires.
Beltré, a four-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove third baseman, hit .286 with 477 homers and 1,707 RBIs for the Dodgers, Mariners, Red Sox and Rangers.
He is among only four players throughout history to reach 400 homers and 3,000 hits while also accumulating at least five Gold Gloves. The former third baseman played 2,759 games at third base which is second to Brooks Robinson’s 2,870.
The native of the Dominican Republic played for the Red Sox during the 2010 season. Beltré played on a one-year, $10 million deal.
The then 31-year-old mashed in his only year with the Red Sox. He he batted .321 with a .365 on-base percentage, .553 slugging percentage, .919 OPS, 28 homers, a league leading 49 doubles and 102 RBIs in 154 games.
He won a Silver Slugger, finished ninth for AL MVP and earned his first ever All-Star selection in ‘10.
Helton, a five-time All-Star first baseman and the 2000 major league batting champion, hit .316 in 17 seasons for the Rockies.
He mashed 369 homers, 1,406 RBIs and 1,401 runs. Helton boasted an impressive batting average of .345 with 200 homers and 791 RBIs at Coors Field and .287 with 142 homers and 547 RBIs on the road.
Helton played in one World Series with the Rockies in a losing effort to the Red Sox in 2007.
Mauer was a six-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove winner and the 2009 AL MVP during 15 seasons with Minnesota.
He is the only catcher to win three batting titles, and he became just the 20th player in the Hall who was primarily a catcher. He hit .306 with 143 homers and 906 RBIs with Minnesota from 2004-18.
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