Baseball HOF reveals 2024 class; Bucks fire Adrian Griffin

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ADRIÁN BELTRÉ, TODD HELTON AND JOE MAUER

The 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame vote promised plenty of drama, and it did not disappoint: Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer are headed to Cooperstown. Beltré and Mauer were in their first year on the ballot; Helton was on his sixth. Those three join Jim Leyland, who was elected by the Contemporary Baseball Era Non-Players Committee in December, in the 2024 class.

Beltré was a no-doubter, garnering 95.1% of the vote (366 out of 385). He’s one of 12 players with at least 3,000 hits and 400 home runs, and he complemented that with excellent defense, winning five Gold Gloves at third base. Beltré played for the Dodgers, Mariners, Red Sox and Rangers. Here are the top 10 moments of his career.Helton spent his entire career with the Rockies, making five All-Star games, winning three Gold Gloves at first base and winning the 2000 batting title. After receiving just 16% of the vote in his first year on the…


Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/baseball-hof-reveals-2024-class-bucks-fire-adrian-griffin/

Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-01-24 14:00:41

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