It was only Beltrán's third year on the ballot — the maximum is 10 — so the graceful outfielder is in good shape to make it eventually. And next year should work in his favor because there probably won’t be any first-ballot inductees. Cole Hamels and Ryan Braun are expected to headline the newcomers.

If outfielders Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones are going to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, 2026 may be their best chance.

The results of the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame vote will be announced tonight and it's looking like Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner and CC Sabathia will be enshrined in Cooperstown thi

The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced the 2025 Hall of Fame Class on Tuesday, with Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dick Allen

And Beltrán’s penchant for the game’s dark arts caught him up in the game in his final stop, Houston, where he finally became a World Series champion yet left with the stain of helping architect a sign-stealing operation on par with the Astros’ rivals – yet they had the misfortune of getting caught.

For the first time, I have an official Hall of Fame ballot in my hands. As I write this, I'm about to mail it. I have done a virtual truckload of homework in anticipation of this and it all started when I was a little kid.

We take a look at the players the BBWAA’s screening committee might consider over the next four Hall of Fame voting cycles.

Carlos Beltran was a close call as the Baseball Hall of Fame inductions were announced on Tuesday. Beltran fell about five percent shy of induction.

Ichiro Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for baseball’s Hall of Fame and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán also could be elected when results

Should Carlos Beltrán earn induction to baseball ... Among modern era players above Beltran on that list, just two players not marred by PED connections and eligible for Hall election aren ...