Scott Rolen’s wait is over, with the star third baseman incomes induction to the Baseball Corridor of Fame on Tuesday, receiving 76.3% of the vote from the Baseball Writers Affiliation of American, becoming a member of Fred McGriff within the Class of 2023.
Todd Helton (72.2%) got here up simply 11 votes in need of reaching the 75% threshold required, with Billy Wagner (68.1%) and Andruw Jones (58.1%) among the many prime holdovers heading into subsequent yr’s voting. Carlos Beltran acquired 46.5% of the vote in his first yr, whereas Alex Rodriguez (35.7%) did not make a lot progress in his second look.
The 2024 poll will embody gamers who retired after the 2018 season, with Adrian Beltre prone to be voted in on his first attempt. A number of the different prime gamers who will debut subsequent yr are Chase Utley, Joe Mauer and David Wright.
This is a have a look at extra of the gamers set to debut on the poll in 2024:
Adrian Beltre is one among 33 gamers with 3,000 profession hits.
Adrián Beltré (93.5 WAR) – 3,166 hits, 477 dwelling runs, 5 Gold Gloves
Chase Utley (64.5 WAR) – Six-time All-Star, 4 Silver Sluggers, 259 dwelling runs, .823 OPS
Joe Mauer (55.2 WAR) – .306 profession common, three-time batting champion, 2009 American League MVP, six-time All-Star
David Wright (49.2 WAR) – seven-time All-Star, .296 common, .867 OPS
Bartolo Colon (46.2 WAR) 247 profession wins (fiftieth all-time), 2005 AL Cy Younger winner
Matt Holliday (44.5 WAR) – Seven-time All-Star, .299 common, .889 OPS, 2007 NL batting champion
Adrian Gonzalez (43.5 WAR) – 5-time All-Star, 4 Gold Gloves, 317 dwelling runs, .287 common
Jose Reyes (37.5 WAR) – 517 steals (thirty third all-time), four-time All-Star, 2011 NL batting champion
Jose Bautista (36.7 WAR) – Six-time All-Star, 54 dwelling runs in 2010
Victor Martinez (32 WAR) – 5-time All-Star, .295 profession common
James Shields (30.7 WAR) – 145 profession wins, averaged 33 begins per season from 2007-2016
Brandon Phillips (28.4 WAR) – Three-time All-Star, 4 Gold Gloves at second base
This text initially appeared on USA TODAY: 2024 Baseball Corridor of Fame poll: Adrian Beltre leads first-timers