DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 22: Todd Helton #17 of the Colorado Rockies looks on during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on September 22, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
As the results of the 2021 National Baseball Hall of Fame class were announced late Tuesday afternoon, former Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton didn’t make it in his third year on the ballot. That’s not a shock given his short time on the ballot.
He did, however, make a sizable jump in the overall vote percentage he garnered, escalating from 29.