Beltré, Mauer, and Helton Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Wagner and Sheffield Fall Short, Suzuki and Sabathia to Join 2025 Ballot
- Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, with Beltré and Mauer being first-ballot inductees.
- Billy Wagner and Gary Sheffield narrowly missed out on induction, with Wagner falling just five votes short.
- Beltré, a third baseman, is the fifth player born in the Dominican Republic to reach the Hall of Fame and finished his career with 3,166 hits and 477 home runs.
- Mauer, a catcher, is the third catcher to get in on the first ballot and finished his career with a .306 batting average.
- Helton, a first baseman, is the first inductee to play for the Rockies his entire career and finished with a .316 batting average.
- The 2025 ballot will see the addition of Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia, both strong candidates for induction.
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