Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Helton and Mauer become the sixth pair of players inducted together after spending their entire careers with one team, while Beltré becomes the fifth Dominican player in the Hall.
- Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, with Beltré and Mauer making it on their first ballot and Helton on his sixth.
- Helton and Mauer are the sixth pair of players to be inducted together after spending their entire careers with one team, a rarity in the Hall of Fame.
- Beltré, who played for four teams during his career, becomes the fifth player from the Dominican Republic to be elected to the Hall of Fame.
- The three new electees will be inducted on July 21, joining legendary manager Jim Leyland, who was elected last month by the contemporary baseball era committee.
- Helton nearly got traded to the Red Sox in 2007, the same year he helped Colorado reach the World Series, but the trade was vetoed at the last second.