Carlos Beltrán, Hall of Famer? Multiple signs point to this being the year that Beltrán is able to reach 75% of the vote on the BBWAA ballot, which would mean he'll get into the Hall of Fame and inducted in the summer of 2026. He could join Jeff Kent in the 2026 class .

Things were already trending this way for Beltrán. Here are his vote percentages from the past three voting cycles, his first three on the ballot:

2023: 46.5%

2024: 57.1%

2025: 70.3%

Usually this kind of trajectory signals a player is about to be voted in. Some of the stragglers in the voting body decide to join the crowd and tip the player over the edge, not to mention that older voters losing their vote (via death or lapsing BBWAA voting requirements) while newer members (via 10 years in the BBWAA) earn voting p

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