Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Trevor Hoffman were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday.
Only three times has the BBWAA elected four players in a year (1947, 1955, 2015).
Jones, an eight-time All-Star who played all 19 seasons for the Atlanta Braves, ranks third all-time in home runs by a switch-hitter. He's the only switch-hitter with at least 1,000 at-bats and a .300 batting average, .400 on-base percentage and .500 slugging percentage.
Guerrero, a nine-time All-Star over his 16 seasons with the Montreal Expos, Angels, Rangers and Orioles, had a .