"This coming July, we already found out that Jeff Kent will be joining the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. Manny Ramirez is going to drop off the ballot, and some other steroid era guys are running out of time as well. But based on the ballot tracking all winter, it seems some other imperfect candidates would join Kent this summer for the induction ceremony."
"After a bit of preamble blabbing, they finally revealed the results of the 425 ballots (seems like a lot but also a bit low?) and as expected, Carlos Beltrán made it in despite the earlier slog of low voting because of his part in the Astros cheating scandal. But it seemed a matter of time before he got in, as he was so good for so long before he slowed down as he got old."
Jeff Kent, Carlos Beltrán, and Andruw Jones are set for induction this July after results from 425 ballots. Carlos Beltrán gained election despite low early support tied to the Astros cheating scandal and a late-career decline. Andruw Jones reached induction despite a steep downturn at the end of his career. Manny Ramirez will drop off the ballot. Cole Hamels was the only first-time candidate to remain eligible for next year. Chase Utley requires roughly 16 percentage points to reach induction next year. Baseball-Reference projects Buster Posey and Jon Lester as 2027 first-timers.
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