Well friends the moment has arrived, the official votes have been tallied, and your new class of Hall of Fame inductees has been selected. The 2024 inductee class is a pretty good one this year as one long-lingering hopeful and two first-ballot contenders will be headed to Cooperstown.
Rockies legend Todd Helton will be inducted at last, and in their first year on the ballot, multi-team icon Adrian Beltre (he’ll always be a Ranger to me) and legendary Twins catcher Joe Mauer will be inducted as well. Considering how often players languish for years on the list before getting in, two first-ballot Hall of Famers in the same class is very impressive.