The bad news is that Andruw Jones will have to wait at least one more year. The good news is that he is on a path similar to the one traveled by former Braves closer Billy Wagner, one of the baseball’s new Hall of Famers.
Andruw Jones inches closer to Hall of Fame
In the meantime, the Clown of the Year award goes to the writer who decided Suzuki wasn’t worthy of the Hall of Fame. My friends are all asking who could be that dumb. I think it’s more about spite than idiocy.
Atlanta Braves legend Chipper Jones can't believe Andruw Jones getting rejected for Hall of Fame over the years. Jones once again came up shy in Hall of Fame voting, receiving a 61.
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It was only Beltrán's third year on the ballot — the maximum is 10 — so the graceful outfielder is in good shape to make it eventually. And next year should work in his favor because there probably won’t be any first-ballot inductees. Cole Hamels and Ryan Braun are expected to headline the newcomers.
At the very least, there will be a former Brave heading to the Hall of Fame. Closer Billy Wagner spent his final season in Atlanta in 2010. He’s certainly going in as an Astros but the Braves could choose to include him in the upcoming festivities because of they’ll be included on his plaque.
Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones are going to have to wait at least another year to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.The two former players fell barely short of meeting the requisite votes for induction on Tuesday.
With 10 Gold Gloves, Andruw Jones was an elite defender in center field and hit over 400 home runs, but his career declined rapidly after age 30.
The no-doubters appear to be a few years away as next winter's ballot doesn't include any slam-dunk first-ballot inductees.
Andruw Jones, the iconic former Braves center fielder, was not elected to the Hall of Fame in his eighth year on the ballot. His gains suggest he could
Atlanta Braves legend Chipper Jones is desperately trying to lead a last-minute pitch to get Andruw Jones to Cooperstown.