US EditionBeltrán will have Mets cap on Hall of Fame plaque, Jones gets Braves and Kent has Giants
Beltrán, Jones, and Kent will wear caps reflecting teams tied to their peak careers, with Beltrán joining Mets legends Seaver and Piazza in the Hall of Fame.
- On Tuesday, the Hall announced Carlos Beltrán will have a Mets cap, Andruw Jones a Braves hat, and Jeff Kent a Giants logo, two weeks after BBWAA elections.
- The hall announced Tuesday that Beltrán and Jones were elected by the BBWAA, and Kent was chosen by the committee in December.
- Beltrán compiled career totals including 435 homers, 312 stolen bases and 2,725 hits in 2,586 games, ranking high in Mets franchise metrics.
- The cap choices cement how each player will be represented historically; Beltrán will be the third player in the Hall to wear a Mets cap, joining Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza.
- Kent said, 'Each of the stops along my career path was important to me, but it was with the Giants where I had the most success and spent the most time during my career' after the Hall of Fame announcement.
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Carlos Beltrán explained that his decision to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame wearing a New York Mets cap reflects the professional and personal growth he experienced during his time with that organization.
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Carlos Beltran to represent Mets in Hall of Fame
The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that outfielder Carlos Beltran will have a New York Mets cap on his plaque when he is inducted this summer, while Andruw Jones will represent the Atlanta Braves and Jeff Kent will represent the San Francisco Giants. Beltran played 20 MLB seasons through 2017, including his first seven with the Kansas City Royals. He also played with the Mets for seven seasons and was named an All-Star five …
The former Puerto Rican baseball player says that was the organization in which he grew the most and highlighted having lived experiences in the city that he will always remember for the rest of his life.
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