Perhaps surprisingly, Mauer qualified with a higher percentage than Beltre. The latter, in fact, just snuck in with the absolute bare minimum. One more ballot without him listed, would have seen him fail to make it in on the first try. Considering the ease with which he made it into Cooperstown, that’s a little surprising. Be curious if the people who chose not to vote for him explain themselves in the comments. The SnakePit academy was also less enamored with Todd Helton, who made it into Cooperstown at the sixth time of asking, but fell short again here. His number have remained fairly static over the last few years, polling 64%, 67% and now 65%.
2024 SnakePit Hall of Fame: Adrian Beltre and Joe Mauer are elected
