The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced its class of 2018 on Wednesday night, and Chipper Jones was the leading man, appearing on 97 percent of the 422 ballots. Also getting in were Vladimir Guerrero (93 percent), Jim Thome (90 percent), and Trevor Hoffman (80 percent). Edgar Martinez and Mike Mussina were near misses with 70 percent and 64 percent of ballots, respectively. Candidates need to appear on 75 percent of ballots to make the Hall of Fame.
Jones in particular is notable for Mets fans, who saw their team locked in an intense rivalry with Jones’ Braves during the late 1990s and early 2000s.