Jeff Kent set to come up short of Baseball Hall of Fame
The Baseball Hall of Fame ballots have been trickling in over the past couple of weeks. Former second baseman Jeff Kent finds himself in his tenth and final year on the ballot. Kent has been able to gain enough votes to stick around for all ten years, but seems to be coming up just short in his last attempt.
Kent has had to share the ballot for the past nine seasons with Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Curt Schilling, and Roger Clemens. The highest Kent was able to get was 33.6 percent, which was last year’s ballot results.
As of Jan. 15, Kent is sitting at 49.1 percent. To reach the 75 percent needed to be inducted in the Hall of Fame, Kent would need a vote on 92.4 percent of the remaining ballots. While still possible, it has never happened since the great Ryan Thibodaux has been tracking this information.
Jeff Kent played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1992–2008 for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Kent won the National League MVP in 2000 with the Giants. On top of the MVP award, Kent is a five time All-Star and is the all-time leader in home runs among second basemen.
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