The plaques of Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, Joe Mauer and Jim Leyland were unveiled at the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday as the Class of 2024 was officially inducted into the hallowed halls of baseball history. Each gave speeches in front of a loud and energized crowd filled with family, friends and many, many fans, recalling their journey to that moment and the people who helped them along the way.
Helton, just the second player to don a Colorado Rockies cap on his Hall of Fame plaque, was up first. He spent 17 years, his entire career, as a first baseman with the Rockies, winning four Silver Sluggers and three Gold Gloves while hitting 369 home runs.