{"id":447225,"date":"2026-02-03T21:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/447225\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T21:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:01:07","slug":"hall-of-fame-reveals-cap-picks-for-incoming-beltran-jones-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/447225\/","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Fame reveals cap picks for incoming Beltr\u00e1n, Jones, Kent"},"content":{"rendered":"

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Carlos Beltr\u00e1n will have a New York Mets<\/a> cap on his Hall of Fame plaque, Andruw Jones will have an Atlanta Braves<\/a> hat and Jeff Kent will have a San Francisco Giants<\/a> logo.<\/p>\n

The Hall announced its decisions Tuesday, two weeks after Beltr\u00e1n and Jones were elected<\/a> by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Kent was voted to the Hall<\/a> in December by the contemporary era committee.<\/p>\n

Inductions will take place July 26.<\/p>\n

A nine-time All-Star center fielder, switch-hitting Beltr\u00e1n batted .279 with 435 homers and 1,587 RBIs over 20 seasons with Kansas City (1999-2004), Houston (2004, 2017), the Mets (2005-11), San Francisco (2011), St. Louis (2012-13), the New York Yankees<\/a> (2014-16) and Texas (2016). He earned five All-Star selections and three Gold Gloves with the Mets.<\/p>\n

“With the Mets, I experienced my greatest individual growth and success,” Beltr\u00e1n said in a statement released by the Hall. “I’m honored that my Hall of Fame plaque will feature the Mets logo.”<\/p>\n

Jones batted .254 with 434 homers, 1,289 RBIs and 152 stolen bases in 17 seasons with Atlanta (1996-2007), the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> (2008), Texas (2009), the Chicago White Sox<\/a> (2010) and the Yankees (2011-12). The center fielder finished his career with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan’s Pacific League in 2013-14. He earned all five of his All-Star selections and all 10 of his Gold Gloves with the Braves.<\/p>\n

“The Braves were the team that gave me my first opportunity to chase the dream I wanted since I was a little kid,” Jones said in a statement. “I am proud to wear the ‘A’ on my plaque.”<\/p>\n

A five-time All-Star second baseman, Kent hit .290 with 377 homers and 1,518 RBIs over 17 seasons with Toronto (1992), the Mets (1992-96), Cleveland (1996), San Francisco (1997-2002), Houston (2003-04) and the Dodgers (2005-08). His six seasons with the Giants were his most with a big league team.<\/p>\n

“Each of the stops along my career path was important to me, but it was with the Giants where I had the most success and spent the most time during my career,” Kent said.<\/p>\n

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