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Beltré, Mauer, and Helton Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Wagner and Sheffield Fall Short, Suzuki and Sabathia to Join 2025 Ballot

  • Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, with Beltré and Mauer being first-ballot inductees.
  • Billy Wagner and Gary Sheffield narrowly missed out on induction, with Wagner falling just five votes short.
  • Beltré, a third baseman, is the fifth player born in the Dominican Republic to reach the Hall of Fame and finished his career with 3,166 hits and 477 home runs.
  • Mauer, a catcher, is the third catcher to get in on the first ballot and finished his career with a .306 batting average.
  • Helton, a first baseman, is the first inductee to play for the Rockies his entire career and finished with a .316 batting average.
  • The 2025 ballot will see the addition of Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia, both strong candidates for induction.
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