US EditionCarlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame
Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones were elected with 84.2% and 78.4% of BBWAA votes respectively, despite Beltrán's sign-stealing controversy during his 20-year MLB career.
- On Tuesday, the Baseball Writers' Association of America elected Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones to the Hall of Fame; Beltrán received 358 of 425 votes for 84.2% and Jones was picked on 333 ballots for 78.4%.
- Beltrán's career totals show 435 home runs and 1,587 RBIs over 20 seasons, while his candidacy drew scrutiny as he was the lone Astros player named in MLB's 2017 sign-stealing report; Jones's defensive résumé includes 10 Gold Gloves and five All-Star selections.
- Making his fourth ballot appearance, Beltrán rose from 46.5% in 2023 to 70.3% in 2025 before election; Jones reached election in his ninth appearance after rising from 7.3% to majority support under BBWAA rules requiring 75%.
- They will be inducted at Cooperstown, New York, on July 26, joining Jeff Kent and ending a center fielders drought since 1981.
- Combined they hit 869 home runs, with Beltrán at 435 and Jones 434; Beltrán could earn a Mets cap plaque, while Jones’s defensive awards highlight center field as a demanding position.
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By Pablo Antonio Garcia Escorihuela, CNN en Español. Latin America is celebrating. This Tuesday, Puerto Rican plena and the joyful music of the Caribbean islands filled Cooperstown. Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones became two new Latino representatives inducted into the Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame, after this year's voting results were announced for the induction ceremony on July 26.
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