Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2026
JANUARY 20, 2026 — Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2026.
Beltran received 84.2% and Jones 78.4% of the votes cast by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. They will join Jeff Kent, elected by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee, to be honored during Induction Weekend on July 24-27 in Cooperstown, New York.
Possessing a rare combination of power and speed, Beltrán is one of only five major league players to exceed 400 home runs and 300 stolen bases. Across his 20-year career, during which he played for seven different teams, he was a nine-time All-Star, winning three Gold Glove Awards and two Silver Sluggers. His 435 home runs ranked fourth all-time among switch-hitters. Click here to read his SABR biography by Ralph Caola.
Jones won 10 consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1998 to 2007 and was considered one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball history; he also hit 434 home runs during his 17-year career spent mostly with the Atlanta Braves. He led the National League with 51 home runs in 2005, finishing runner-up in the MVP voting. At age 19, he became the youngest player to hit two home runs in a World Series game in 1996.
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Originally published: January 20, 2026. Last Updated: January 20, 2026.