Carlos Beltrán’s push to enter Cooperstown gained buoyancy on Tuesday, but the polarizing center fielder still must overcome a shortfall to reach the Hall of Fame. Beltrán appeared on 70.3 percent of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballots released Tuesday,
On Tuesday night, the National Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its Class of 2025. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are expected to hear their nam
The National Baseball Hall of Fame voting results will be announced later today and it’s looking like New York Mets fans will have more to celebrate than Billy
If Sabathia and Beltran get in, it could be the first time players identified as Yankees and Mets on their Hall of Fame plaques are enshrined in the same year.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and former New York Mets closer Billy Wagner were introduced as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Carlos Beltran just missing out on a Hall of Fame berth certainly appears to have a lot to do with his involvement in the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal.
Former Kansas City Royals outfielder Carlos Beltran fell just short in his bid to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Beltran, 47, missed Hall of Fame enshrinement after receiving 277 votes on Tuesday.
Five former MLB players with the Yankees and/or Mets are expected to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
And Beltrán’s penchant for the game’s dark arts caught him up in the game in his final stop, Houston, where he finally became a World Series champion yet left with the stain of helping architect a sign-stealing operation on par with the Astros’ rivals – yet they had the misfortune of getting caught.
The former Texas Rangers second baseman — a club Hall of Famer and a mainstay on the some of the best teams in Rangers history — received just 10 votes from the baseball writers, a mark of 2.5% that fell well short of the necessary 5% to remain on the ballot.
Billy Wagner spent four years with the Mets after becoming a star closer with the Houston Astros. He racked up 73.8% of the vote in his ninth year on the ballot. Of the 289 votes he needed, Wagner got 284. If he can pick up those five votes, he would be one of the few relievers in the Hall of Fame.