Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent Reflect on Hall of Fame Road Ahead of Induction
Kent, Jones and Beltran enter Cooperstown together after the committee elected Kent on 14 of 16 ballots.
- On Sunday, Jeff Kent, Andruw Jones, and Carlos Beltran will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at Clark Sports Center, with a record 60 Hall of Famers expected to attend.
- While Jones and Beltran secured induction via the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot, Kent earned his place through the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee after failing to reach the 75% threshold during his 10 years of eligibility.
- Statistically, the inductees include distinct accomplishments: Jones won 10 straight Gold Gloves, Kent hit 377 home runs as a second baseman, and Beltran stands as the only switch-hitter to record 400 homers and 300 stolen bases.
- Kent noted that speaking with other Hall of Famers helped him feel he belongs, saying, "I'm seeing in their eyes that they're not saying it just to be nice." Beltran described the experience as a "validation."
- The induction carries historical weight: Beltran becomes the sixth Puerto Rico native elected to the Hall, helping his country tie Cuba for the most Hall of Famers, while Jones makes history as the first Curaçao native immortalized in Cooperstown.
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Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsIt took awhile, but Andruw Jones, Carlos Beltran, Jeff Kent made Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — If there’s a theme that runs through the induction ceremony Sunday for the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the stage behind the Clark Sports Center, it’s that the three players had to wait.There’s no Derek Jeter, Ichiro Suzuki or Mariano Rivera, who all played for one team. No first-time ballot inductees in this group.It still will be a singular moment, one Carlos Beltran wondered if he’d ever experience. He made it on his …
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
MLB MVP and 'Survivor' contestant, Jeff Kent gets Hall of Fame idol in Cooperstown
The trio comes from Curaçao, Puerto Rico and California. They played center field and second base. They played for 18 different teams.
Tomorrow, Carlos Beltrán joins that legacy
Carlos Beltrán was destined for the Baseball Hall of Fame even before playing a full season in the Major Leagues. At least that’s what the great George Brett of the Kansas City Royals thought.
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