Adrian Beltre, Hall of Fame member with 95.1% approval

Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton became members of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024.

On the 24th (Korean time) at the Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, CEO Josh Ravitch selected Beltre, Mauer, who was in his first year of eligibility, and Helton, who received more than 75% of support in six years, as members of the 2024 class of 26 candidates. There were 12 candidates in the first year of eligibility, including Beltre and Mauer.

Beltre (44), who played for the LA Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers for 21 years, received 366 votes out of 385 voters from the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), garnering a high approval rating of 95.1%.

Beltre is from the Dominican Republic. and the most hits by a third baseman (3,166). He is the fourth player in MLB history to have more than 3,000 hits and 450 home runs. Willie Mays, Karl Jastrazymski, and Dave Winfield are members of this club. Previous Dominicans Beltre was added to the list of Republic players, including Juan Marichal, Pedro Martinez (pitcher), outfielder Vladimir Guerrero, and designated hitter David Ortiz, bringing the number to 5. Beltre, who lives

in Glendale, California, called from his home today with the news of joining the list. was notified. Family members, parents, agent Scott Boras, etc. were present at the event.

Mauer and Helton are one-club men. There are a total of 54 one-club men, including Mauer and Helton, as former members.

Catcher Mauer ( 40) played for the Minnesota Twins for 15 seasons. As a catcher, he won the American League batting title three times. He won AL MVP in 2009 with a batting average of 0.365, 28 home runs, 96 RBI, and an OPS of 1.031. The last five years of his career were Played as a first baseman and is the only MLB catcher with over 2,000 hits (2,123), a batting average over .306 (0.306), and an on-base percentage over 0.380 (0.388).

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