The 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame will be getting three new members.
On Tuesday, the results of the BBWAA vote were revealed and the new inductees to Cooperstown will be Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton.
The three were able surpass the 75% threshold this time around. Those players will join manager Jim Leyland -- who was inducted via the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee in December -- for enshrinement on July 21.
Here's the full voting breakdown for everyone who finished above 5%:
PLAYER | PERCENT | YEAR ON BALLOT |
Adrián Beltré | 95.1% | 1st |
Todd Helton | 79.7% | 6th |
Joe Mauer | 76.1% | 1st |
Billy Wagner | 73.8% | 9th |
Gary Sheffield | 63.9% | 10th |
Andruw Jones | 61.6% | 7th |
Carlos Beltran | 57.1% | 2nd |
Alex Rodriguez | 34.8% | 3rd |
Manny Ramirez | 32.5% | 8th |
Chase Utley | 28.8% | 1st |
Omar Vizquel | 17.7% | 7th |
Bobby Abreu | 14.8% | 5th |
Jimmy Rollins | 14.8% | 3rd |
Andy Pettitte | 13.5% | 6th |
Mark Buehrle | 8.3% | 4th |
Francisco Rodriguez | 7.8% | 2nd |
Torii Hunter | 7.3% | 4th |
David Wright | 6.2% | 1st |
Beltré headlines this year's class. He became the highest percentage-getter among Dominican-born players, at 95.1%. Vladimir Guerrero previously held that distinction with 92.89% in 2018
George Brett still remains the leader for the highest vote percentage ever by a third baseman at 98.19%.
Beltré spent 21 seasons in the majors, amassing 3,166 career hits, 636 doubles, 477 homes, 1,707, RBIs and 1,524 runs. He won 5 Gold Gloves, as well as two Platinum Gloves, and four Silver Slugger awards.
A career .286/.339/.480 hitter, Beltré played for the Dodgers, Mariners, Red Sox and Rangers during the course of his long career. It is often argued that he is one of the top-three all-time third basemen.
Mauer will join Johnny Bench and Ivan Rodríguez as the only catchers to be elected as a first-ballot Hall of Famer. He finished second in the voting behind Beltré with a 76.1% of the vote. Bench's 96.42% of the vote remains the benchmark at the position.
In 15 seasons, Mauer was .306/.388/.439 (124 OPS+) with 2,123 hits, including 428 doubles and 143 home runs. He had 923 career RBIs while scoring himself 1,018 times. The former 2009 MVP won three Gold Gloves and four Silver Sluggers in his career.
Mauer is also the only catcher in history to win three batting titles and one of just 12 to win MVP. He will join be one of three Hall of Famers to only play for the Twins, joining Kirby Puckett and Tony Oliva.
Helton successfully reached the voting threshold in his sixth year on the ballot. He started with just 16.5% and then gradually rose each year, just missing out last year at 72.2%.
Helton is the first Hall of Famer to exclusively play for the Colorado Rockies. He joins Larry Walker as the two Rockies players represented in Cooperstown.
A 17-year veteran, Helton hit .316/.414/.539 (133 OPS+) with 2,519 hits, 592 doubles, 369 home runs, 1,406 RBI and 1,401 runs. He landed on the All-Star team five times, won four Silver Sluggers and three Gold Gloves.
Billy Wagner's attempt to become just the ninth Hall of Fame reliever fell just short. He finished with 73.8%, or five votes shy of induction. Gary Sheffield, meanwhile, received 63.9% of the vote in his 10th and final year on the ballot.
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