The Baseball Writers Association of America voted in three players to the 2024 Hall of Fame class; Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer:

Beltré, who was on the ballot for the first time, earned the most votes of the 26 candidates with 366, which accounted for 95.1 percent of the electorate. Helton, in his sixth year on the ballot, was named on 307 ballots (79.7 percent) and Mauer, like Beltre a first-time honoree, got 293 votes (76.1).

They will be honored during Induction Weekend 2024 July 19-22 in Cooperstown, N.Y., at the July 21 Induction Ceremony on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center along with Jim Leyland, who was elected by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee last month in Nashville.

BBWAA.com

Each did worse in the unrevealed ballots that the public ballots going into the final day. The private ballots brought Billy Wagner down to 73.8%, and Gary Sheffield way down to 63.9%. Sheffield was at 75% this morning on the revealed ballots and will not be on the ballot again.. Andrew Jones remains off the mark with 61.6%. Wagner has one more chance, Jones three more.

Helton overcame the idea that Coors inflated his numbers, as he was one of the few Rockies who also hit well on the road.

Congratulations to three deserving candidates!