Braves Legend Andruw Jones Gets Long-awaited Call To Hall Of Fame

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Andruw Jones yet received a telephone telephone that astir could ever dream of. The Atlanta Braves' legendary outfielder has been voted into nan National Baseball Hall of Fame. He received 78.4% of nan vote, giving him a bully cushion supra nan 75% needed to get in.

Jones will beryllium inducted this summertime alongside chap members of nan 2026 class: Carlos Beltran, who was besides officially voted successful connected Monday, and Jeff Kent, who was selected by nan Eras Committee backmost successful December. Beltran received 84.2% of nan vote.

He is nan eighth erstwhile Brave complete nan past twelve years to beryllium voted into nan Hall of Fame, whether it beryllium arsenic a player, head aliases executive. He's nan 3rd of nan 2020s decade to beryllium voted successful and nan first since Fred McGriff was voted successful by nan Eras Committee successful 2023.

Among those who were voted successful via nan writer's ballot, Jones is nan first since his chap Jones teammate, Chipper, successful 2018 to get voted successful this way. It was his ninth clip connected nan ballot. Last year, he fell short pinch 66.2% of nan vote. He was person erstwhile looking astatine nan nationalist ballots, complete 70%, but he was still considered to beryllium short astatine nan clip arsenic well.

This clip around, nationalist ballots were heavy successful favour of him receiving capable votes. At nan astir caller cheque successful connected Monday, he had complete 83% of nan vote. The median for him was astatine 77%. Again, it's closer, but it's capable for him to get in.

Jones won 10 Gold Gloves successful his profession and received MVP votes successful 5 seasons. He was nan runner-up for nan MVP successful 2005, falling short successful a tight voting pinch Albert Pujols. He vanished pinch 434 location runs and 1,289 RBIs while having a life mean of .254 and an .823 OPS. He was besides portion of nan 1996 Braves squad that won nan National League pennant.

"He's nan champion outfielder I've ever seen," Braves head and erstwhile teammate Walt Weiss said via MLB Network ahead of his induction. "Andruw was silky soft successful everything he did. He'd screen nan full field, it seemed like.

Dale Murphy and Gary Sheffield missed retired connected induction via nan Eras Committee backmost successful December. Twelve votes were basal to get in. Murphy sewage six, while Sheffield sewage less than five.