Overview
- Beltrán received 358 of 425 votes (84.2%) in his fourth year on the ballot, and Jones earned 333 (78.4%) in his ninth.
- They will be inducted on July 26, 2026, in Cooperstown alongside Jeff Kent, who was selected by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee.
- Chase Utley led all non-inductees at 59.1%, with Andy Pettitte at 48.5% and Félix Hernández at 46.1% after notable year-over-year gains.
- Manny Ramírez finished at 38.8% in his 10th and final year and falls off the writers’ ballot, while Álex Rodríguez registered 40.0% in his fifth year.
- The outcomes reflect Beltrán’s delayed election tied to the 2017 Astros sign-stealing fallout and Jones’s ascent from 7.3% in 2018 to enshrinement.