Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer are headed to Cooperstown.
The Baseball Writers Association of America voted the three stars into the Corridor of Fame right now, with two of them showing on the poll for the primary time.
Beltré, who performed for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Pink Sox and Texas Rangers, garnered probably the most votes, receiving 95.1 %. He acquired the second highest share of votes for third basemen, behind solely George Brett (98.2 % in 1999).
Beltré didn’t seem like on a Corridor of Fame monitor till his 30s. However 5 Golden Gloves, 4 Silver Slugger awards, 3,166 hits, 477 homers, and 1,707 RBI have been what acquired him elected in his first go-around.
Helton made it to Cooperstown after 5 years on the poll. The primary baseman acquired 79.7 % of votes after narrowly lacking the required 75 % threshold final 12 months. Recognized finest for his batting prowess from the late Nineteen Nineties to early 2000s, Helton was plagued for years by the concept his numbers have been inflated by enjoying within the skinny air of Coors Area. Helton, who spent his whole profession with the Colorado Rockies, received a batting title in 2000 and the Residence Run Derby in 2001. He was a four-time Silver Slugger as properly.
Mauer, a local of St. Paul, Minnesota, was taken first total within the novice draft by his hometown workforce in 2001 and received the American League MVP with the Twins in 2009.
Mauer primarily served as Minnesota’s catcher, successful three batting titles on the place. A concussion in 2013 induced him to maneuver to first base, the place he spent the subsequent 5 seasons. Receiving 76.1 % of the votes, Mauer was elected in his first 12 months on the poll and is the third catcher to take action after Johnny Bench and Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez.
Reliever Billy Wagner got here up quick, getting 73.8 % of the vote in his ninth 12 months on the poll. Gary Sheffield missed the lower in his ultimate look on the poll — the slugger acquired 63.9 % of votes — and will must depend on the Veteran’s Committee to induct him.
Many have questioned if Sheffield deserves a spot in Cooperstown after being implicated as a consumer of performance enhancing drugs through the BALCO scandal. He hit 509 house runs in 22 seasons.
