Beltran among 14 newcomers on ballot for HOF

NEW YORK -- Carlos Beltran, John Lackey and Jered Weaver are among 14 newcomers connected the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Hall of Fame ballot successful what could crook into an valuation of the Houston Astros' cheating scandal.

R.A. Dickey, Huston Street, Francisco Rodríguez, Bronson Arroyo and Matt Cain besides are caller to the ballot, joined by Jacoby Ellsbury, Jayson Werth, Mike Napoli, J.J. Hardy, Jhonny Peralta and Andre Ethier, the Hall and the BBWAA said Monday.

Holdovers see Scott Rolen, Todd Helton and Billy Wagner. Rolen received 249 of 394 votes past twelvemonth (63.2%), erstwhile David Ortiz was elected with 307 votes (77.9%), 11 much than the 75% needed. Helton was connected 205 ballots (52%) and Wagner 201 (51%).

Voters denied respective stars tainted by steroids and scandal.

Barry Bonds (260 votes, 66%), Roger Clemens (257, 65.2%) and Curt Schilling (231, 58.6%) were dropped aft their 10th appearances connected the ballot past twelvemonth and are among 8 players who volition look connected the ballot of the Hall's modern shot epoch committee, which meets Dec. 4 successful San Diego up of baseball's wintertime meetings.

Other holdovers connected the BBWAA ballot see Andruw Jones (163 votes past year, 41.1%), Gary Sheffield (160, 40.6%), Alex Rodriguez (135, 34.3%), Jeff Kent (129, 32.7%), Manny Ramirez (114, 28.9%), Omar Vizquel (94, 23.9%), Andy Pettitte (42, 10.7%), Jimmy Rollins (37, 9.4%), Bobby Abreu (34, 8.6%), Mark Buehrle (23, 5.8%) and Torii Hunter (21, 5.3%).

Kent, who received his highest percent past year, volition look connected the BBWAA ballot for the 10th and last time.

BBWAA members with 10 oregon much consecutive years of rank are eligible to vote. Ballots indispensable beryllium postmarked by Dec. 31 and results volition beryllium announced Jan. 24.

Any players elected volition beryllium inducted into the Hall astatine Cooperstown connected July 23 on with anyone elected by the modern shot epoch committee.

A nine-time All-Star, Beltran had a .279 batting average, 435 location runs, 1,587 RBIs and 312 stolen bases for the Kansas City Royals, Astros, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. He was hired arsenic Mets manager connected Nov. 1, 2019, past was fired connected Jan. 16 without having managed a game, 3 days aft helium was the lone Astros subordinate mentioned by sanction successful a study by Major League Baseball regarding the team's illicit usage of electronics to bargain signs during Houston's tally to the 2017 World Series.

Alex Rodriguez, a three-time MVP and 14-time All-Star who deed 696 location runs, was suspended for the 2014 play for violating MLB's cause argumentation and corporate bargaining agreement, and Ortiz's sanction was alleged to person appeared connected a database of players who tested affirmative during 2003 survey testing.

Lackey won Game 7 of the 2002 World Series for the Anaheim Angels arsenic a rookie, past added World Series titles with the 2013 Boston Red Sox and the 2016 Chicago Cubs. He was 188-147 with a 3.92 ERA successful 15 seasons and 8-6 with a 3.44 ERA successful the postseason.

Weaver, a three-time All-Star, was 150-98 with a 3.63 ERA.