Good morning, Mets fans! The National Baseball Hall of Fame kicked off Hall of Fame weekend in Cooperstown on Saturday. Mets class of 2026 inductee, the former outfielder Carlos Beltrán, kicked off the weekend with Parade of Legends. He signed autographs and spent time with fans. On Sunday he becomes part of legendary group as he officially becomes one of the newest members of the National...
Major League Baseball announced the 26 inductee candidates for the Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on Monday. Of the 12 players appearing for the first time on the ballot, former Mets include David Wright, Bartolo Colon, Adrián González, José Reyes, and José Bautista. Of the 14 holdovers remaining from last year’s ballot, former Mets include Billy Wagner, Gary Sheffield, Carlos Beltrán, Bobby...
According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, former New York Mets’ outfielder Carlos Beltrán is rejoining the organization in a front office role. Heyman, at the time, explained that his specific role is unknown, but Beltrán was expected to serve under general manager Billy Eppler in some capacity. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com later confirmed that Beltrán’s role is ‘Special Assistant’ to the...
Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports David Ortiz is the lone player elected to the Hall of Fame. Ortiz received 77.9% of the votes to be elected first-ballot. Ortiz played 20 years in the major leagues. He started his career in Minnesota in 1997 where he’d play six years then finish it as a star in Boston for 14 seasons. In his career, the first baseman and designated hitter was...
According to Ryan Thibodaux (aka @NotMrTibbs on Twitter) currently, three players are on track to make the Hall of Fame with 79 ballots revealed or about 20%. With 79 ballots revealed/~20.2% known: Ortiz – 82.3%Bonds – 78.5%Clemens – 78.5%—Rolen – 72.2%Schilling – 70.9%Helton – 58.2%Wagner – 51.9%Jones – 50.6%A-Rod – 49.4%Sheffield...
