Baseball Hall of Fame: 2024’s high first-year candidates

Subsequent 12 months’s Nationwide Baseball Hall of Fame poll is chock-full of legendary names.

Eight-time Gold Glove third baseman Scott Rolen was the one participant elected to Cooperstown for the Class for 2023 via its conventional voting technique — Fred McGriff was voted in by the Up to date Period Committee in December — however that doubtless will not be the case 12 months from now.

Whereas just a few holdovers from the present poll have a fantastic shot at getting in, a number of first-year candidates with sterling résumés are set to affix subsequent 12 months’s area, together with Adrián Beltré and Joe Mauer. 

Here’s a have a look at some noteworthy names who will turn into eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2024.

José Bautista
Bautista is greatest recognized for his memorable decade in Toronto (2008-17) and, after all, his mammoth bat flip after a house run within the 2015 ALDS. “Joey Bats” was aptly nicknamed for a motive, as his energy manufacturing within the early 2010s was unmatched. Bautista blasted extra homers than every other MLB participant from 2010 to 2015, together with 54 in 2010. He hit at the very least 20 HRs in eight consecutive seasons and amassed 344 whole.

Adrián Beltré 
His persona alone is Hall of Fame-worthy. The 21-year professional additionally collected over 3,000 hits (3,166), 4 Silver Slugger awards and Gold Gloves. He is additionally a four-time All-Star and led the NL in dwelling runs in 2004 (48). Beltré retired with 477 profession blasts and 1,707 RBIs.

Matt Vacation
Colorado’s Coors Subject has lengthy been generally known as a hitters park, and few took benefit of its altitude fairly like Vacation. The massive-swinging left fielder grew to become the ninth major-leaguer to submit at the very least 20 homers, 30 doubles, 75 RBIs and 80 runs in 9 consecutive seasons. At 6-foot-4, 240 kilos, Vacation was a large presence in the midst of Colorado’s lineup for years. He completed high 20 in MVP voting 4 consecutive seasons from 2006 to 2009. In 2011, he gained NLCS MVP honors with St. Louis en path to a World Collection title.

Joe Mauer
A career-long Minnesota Twin, Mauer was the blueprint for consistency on the plate and defensive effectivity behind the dish. The standout catcher, who was drafted first total by Minnesota within the 2001 draft, boasted a profession batting common of .306 and is the one catcher in MLB historical past to win three batting titles. He additionally has 5 Silver Slugger awards, three straight Gold Gloves (2008-2010) and an MVP award from 2009 – the final AL catcher to win the award.

Chase Utley
Utley was a fixture in Philadelphia’s success in the course of the early 2000s. A six-time All-Star and four-time Silver Slugger recipient (2006-09), he was wonderful in a variety of the sport’s key sides. Utley was a harmful energy hitter, registering probably the most World Collection homers for a second baseman in league historical past, and is tied for probably the most dwelling runs in a single World Collection with 5. He holds the document for many stolen bases in a season with out getting caught (23 in 2009), and was a dependable staple within the area at second base. 

David Wright
The “captain” moniker in New York is synonymous with one Derek Jeter, however Wright grew to become the fourth participant in Mets historical past to personal the title after being chosen in 2013. Wright performed his total 14-year profession with the Mets and was a seven-time All-Star. He gained a pair of Gold Gloves and Silver Sluggers in 2007 and 2008, whereas additionally posting a .300-plus batting common from 2005 to 2009.

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