Adrian Beltre He is already one of baseball's immortals. This Tuesday, January 23, the Baseball Writers Association of the United States announced that “Koja” was inducted into the Hall of Fame with 95.1% of the vote, well above the required minimum of 75%. These numbers make the Dominican the 18th most voted player in history and the second most voted player among third basemen.
Beltré was the fifth Dominican to arrive in Cooperstown, following Juan Marichal (1983), Pedro Martínez (2015), Vladimir Guerrero (2018) and David Ortiz (2022). This fact also makes the Dominican Republic the second country, alongside Puerto Rico, with the most MLB players in the Hall of Fame.
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Adrián Beltré's numbers in the MLB
During his MLB career, which lasted 21 seasons, Adrian Beltre He went through the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers. During that time, the infielder recorded 3,166 hits, 477 home runs and posted a WAR of 93.5, the highest of any third baseman in major league history, according to data from Baseball Reference.
In addition to being the only third baseman with more than 3,000 hits and 400 home runs, Beltré also stood out defensively, earning five Gold Gloves and two Platinum Gloves. He also won the Silver Slugger four times, was selected to the All-Star Game four times and was a finalist for the Most Valuable Player award twice.
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Who was inducted into the 2024 Hall of Fame?
In addition to Adrián Beltré, the 2024 Hall of Famer was elevated to the rank of Immortal Todd Helton, who played 17 seasons with the Colorado Rockies and achieved an OPS of .855, five All-Stars and three Gold Gloves; already Joe Mauer, Catcher who was named the American League's Most Valuable Player in 2009, as well as a six-time All-Star and three-time batting champion.