Overview
- Beltrán received 358 of 425 votes (84.2%) and Jones earned 333 (78.4%), both clearing the 75% BBWAA threshold.
- They will be inducted in Cooperstown on July 26, 2026 with Jeff Kent, and their elections include Beltrán as the sixth Puerto Rican honoree and Jones as the first from Curaçao.
- Beltrán was chosen in his fourth year after steady gains despite fallout from the Astros sign-stealing scandal that cost him the Mets’ managing job in 2020; Jones made it in his ninth year after a long climb from 7.3% in 2018.
- Chase Utley rose to 59.1% as the only other candidate to top half the vote, positioning himself as a strong future contender.
- Steroid-linked stars again fell short, with Alex Rodríguez at 40% and Manny Ramírez at 38.8% in his tenth and final year on the writers’ ballot.