"NEW YORK -- Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones, center fielders who exceled at the plate and with their gloves, were elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Beltrán, making his fourth appearance of 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%."
"Beltrán was hired as the New York Mets' manager on Nov. 1, 2019, then fired on Jan. 16 without having managed a game, three days after he was the only Astros player mentioned by name in a report by Major League Baseball regarding the team's illicit use of electronics to steal signs during Houston's run to the 2017 World Series championship."
Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones, both former center fielders, were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with Beltrán receiving 358 of 425 votes (84.2%) and Jones 333 votes (78.4%). Beltrán's ballot support rose from 46.5% in 2023 to 70.3% in 2025 before reaching election on his fourth appearance. Beltrán was hired as New York Mets manager on Nov. 1, 2019, and fired on Jan. 16 without managing a game after being the only Astros player named in Major League Baseball's report on Houston's 2017 sign-stealing with electronics. Jones climbed from 7.3% in 2018 to election in his ninth ballot year. Both will be inducted at Cooperstown on July 26 alongside Jeff Kent.
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