The Baseball Writers’ Association of America voted third baseman Scott Rolen into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night. It’s the second straight year that the BBWAA voted in only one player and that comes after not voting anyone in back in 2021. Rolen will be joined by Contemporary Baseball Era Committee’s unanimous selection of Fred McGriff at the 2023 induction ceremony on July 23.

The first-time eligible players for the 2024 Hall of Fame ballot will have a Mets feel to it with multiple big-name players that donned the orange and blue getting their chance.

David Wright

David Wright was on a Hall of Fame track before spinal stenosis essentially ended the productive portion of his career in his early 30s. Prior to the 2015 diagnosis, Wright had posted 50.3 fWAR in 11 seasons with the Mets and looked like a player that would continue to be productive for at least half a decade to come.

The former first round pick hit .296/.376/.491 with 390 doubles, 242 home runs, 970 RBIs, 196 stolen bases, and posted a 133 wRC+. Wright was a seven-time All-Star, two-time Gold Glove winner, two-time Silver Slugger, and finished in the top 10 of the MVP voting on four different occasions.

José Reyes     

José Reyes had flashes of being an elite player early in his career that included two All-Star appearances, a Silver Slugger, and receiving MVP votes in each of his first four full seasons in the majors with the Mets. Reyes then played in only 26 games in 2009 and then was just a 2 WAR player in 2010. The 2011 season was a big bounce back for Reyes as he won the batting title and finished 11th in the MVP voting.

Reyes would leave the Mets to sign with the Marlins, where he spent one season before a trade that sent him to the Toronto Blue Jays. After a solid two and half years in Toronto, Reyes was traded to the Rockies. Reyes struggled in his half-season with the Rockies and then that offseason he was arrested and charged with domestic violence. MLB suspended Reyes for 51 games and the Rockies eventually released him.

The Mets signed Reyes in 2016 and he spent the next two and half seasons with the Mets hitting .238/.305/.399 in 315 games. For his career, Reyes hit .283/.443/.427 with 387 doubles, 131 triples, 145 home runs, 517 stolen bases, and posted a 43.9 fWAR.

Bartolo Colón

Bartolo Colon pitched in parts of 21 major league seasons spanning 3,461 innings for 11 different organizations and is currently ranked 50th all-time with 250 wins. Colón won the AL Cy Young Award in 2005 and was a four-time All-Star including in 2016 when he pitched for the Mets. In 98 games with the Mets, Bartolo posted a 3.90 ERA in 588 2/3 innings from 2014 through 2016.

The right-hander finished his long career with a 4.12 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 6.6 K/9, and 51.0 fWAR. He finished in the top 10 of Cy Young voting four times and received MVP votes in his Cy Young season in 2005. He also had a 3.49 ERA in 67 playoff innings in 10 starts and seven relief outings.

Colón was suspended 50 games in 2012 for a positive PED test.

Adrián González

Adrián González finished his strong overall career with the Mets in 2018 when he posted a .672 OPS in 54 games. For his career, González hit .287/.358/.485 with 437 doubles, 317 home runs, 1202 RBIs, 127 wRC+, and 36.3 fWAR.

The former first overall pick won four Gold Glove awards, two Silver Sluggers, and was voted to five All-Star games.

José Bautista

José Bautista was a Met for minutes in 2004 when New York acquired him from the Royals and then later sent him in a package to the Pirates for Kris Benson and Jeff Keppinger. Bautista, after hitting 333 home runs, returned to the Mets organization in 2018 after he was released by the Braves. The veteran posted a 204/.351/.367 in 83 games with the Mets before they traded him to the Phillies, his final big league team.

Bautista’s career took off in 2010 with the Blue Jays when he led MLB with 54 home runs and then led MLB in home runs, walks, and OPS the following season. Bautista finished his career with 344 regular season home runs and six more in only 20 playoff games.

The big names not affiliated with the Mets that are joining the ballot are third baseman Adrian Beltre, Mets nemesis Chase Utley, long-time Twin Joe Mauer, and Matt Holliday. They join a ballot that includes four players that got over 50% in this year’s voting in Billy Wagner, Todd Helton, Gary Sheffield, and Andruw Jones.