Onetime SF Giant Carlos Beltran elected to Hall of Fame along with Andruw Jones

"Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones, center fielders who excelled at the plate and with their gloves, were elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Beltran, making his fourth appearance on the ballot, received 358 of 425 votes for 84.2% from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, 39 above the 319 needed for the 75% threshold. Jones, in the ninth of 10 possible appearances, was picked on 333 ballots for 78.4%"

"Beltran, a Giant for 44 games in 2011, moved up steadily 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. Beltran was hired as the New York Mets' manager on Nov. 1, 2019, then fired on Jan. 16 without having managed a game,"

"Jones received just 7.3% in his first appearance in 2018 and didn't get half the total until receiving 58.1% in 2023. He increased to 61.6% and 66.2%, falling 35 votes short last year. They will be inducted at Cooperstown, New York, on July 26 along with former Giants second baseman Jeff Kent, voted in last month by the contemporary era committee. BBWAA members with 10 or more consecutive years in the organization were eligible to vote."

Carlos Beltran received 358 of 425 BBWAA votes (84.2%) and Andruw Jones received 333 votes (78.4%), securing Hall of Fame election. Beltran's support rose from 46.5% in 2023 to 70.3% in 2025 before election; he was briefly hired and then fired as Mets manager after being named in MLB's report on Houston's 2017 sign-stealing. Jones rose from 7.3% in 2018 to election after gradual increases. Induction will occur in Cooperstown on July 26 alongside Jeff Kent. Chase Utley received 59.1%; Andy Pettitte 48.5%; Felix Hernandez 46.1%; Cole Hamels led first-time candidates at 23.8%. Steroid-linked players remained excluded, with Alex Rodriguez at 40% and Manny Ramirez at 38.8%.

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