Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones Elected To National Baseball Hall Of Fame

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Updated on: January 21, 2026

Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the league announced Tuesday.

Beltrán moved up steadily each year he was on the ballot, from 46.5% in 2023 to 57.1% the following year and 70.3% in 2025, when he fell 19 votes short as Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected. The threshold for entrance into the Hall is 75%.

Beltrán played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball, making the All-Star team nine times and ending with a career .279 average with 435 homers and 1,587 RBI. He is one of only five players in league history with 500 doubles, 400 homers and 300 steals, according to MLB. The others are Alex Rodríguez, Barry Bonds, Andre Dawson and Willie Mays.

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