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• Carlos Beltran has mixed emotions about ‘misunderstood’ Mets tenure with number to be retired

Carlos Beltrán has mixed emotions when he reflects on his time with the Mets. But that seven-year tenure will soon be immortalized in team history. Beltrán spoke for the first time since it was revealed he will have his No. 15 retired by the Mets and be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame on......2026
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• Why switch-hitters like Francisco Lindor have become a rarity in MLB

Why in an age when teams are looking for every microscopic edge, is a single-player cheat code like a quality switch-hitter dwindling with far fewer efforts to create them in minor league labs, like Bernie Williams and Carlos Beltrán once were?...2026
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• One big attribute excites Carlos Beltran about these new-look Mets

Carlos Beltrán built his Hall of Fame career on athleticism, as the quintessential five-tool player....2026
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• HOF announces cap picks for Beltrán, Jones, Kent
The Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced its decisions on cap picks for incoming inductees Carlos Beltrán (Mets), Andruw Jones (Braves) and Jeff Kent (Giants)....2026
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• Baseball Hall of Fame: Carlos Beltrán will wear Mets cap on Cooperstown plaque

Andruw Jones will go in as a Brave and Jeff Kent as a Giant...2026
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• HOFer Beltran: Astros scandal doesn't define me
Carlos Beltrán was the only player mentioned by name in the 2017 Astros' sign-stealing scandal, but the Hall of Famer said it doesn't define who he is....2026

• Peter Schmuck: Hall of Fame voting has become an exercise in moral relativism

Chances are, Carlos Beltrán will be inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame this year – or next. Rafael Palmeiro is unlikely to ever darken its door. Beltrán was a major figure in the Houston Astros’ electronic sign-stealing scandal, which tarnished the 2017 World Series and led to two managers being suspended for a year and […]...2026
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 10, 2025

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Congrats to AL Player of the Week Vinnie Pasquantino! Vinnie Pasquantino is named American League Player of the Week. The Royals welcome the New York Yankees to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday evening. Pasquantino, who owns a nine-game hitting streak, looks to continue his torrid stretch at home. “Vinnie has been swinging the bat really well for like six, ...2025
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• Former Royals pitcher Octavio Dotel dies at age 51

Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images The former big league closer was killed in a roof collapse. Former Royals pitcher and 15-year MLB veteran Octavio Dotel has died at the age of 51 according to reporters Héctor Gomez and Mike Rodriguez. Dotel was among 160 people injured in a roof collapse at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic on early Tuesday morning. He initially survived an...2025
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• A history of Royals infielders moving to the outfield

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Can the Royals transition more infielders to the outfield? The Royals had one of the worst outfields in baseball offensively last year. Their solution to that was to not acquire a single regular outfielder, but instead try converting some of their infielders into outfielders. The team plans to use spring training as a crash course in “how to play the outfield...2025
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• Ichiro, Sabathia, Wagner inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame

Photo credit should read JOHN MABANGLO/AFP via Getty Images An all-time international baseball icon will get his day in the Cooperstown sun this July, alongside pitchers CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Few Americans knew what to expect of Ichiro Suzuki when he first came to the United States in 2001. He had been an otherworldly hitter in Japan, tearing up the NPB with a .353/.421/.522 triple...2025
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• The best international signings in Royals history

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Baseball is international. Today marks the beginning of a new international signing period, as teams will welcome fresh-faced young players - mostly from Latin America - into their organizations. The international market can be a crapshoot - teams are gambling on teenagers who are barely old enough to drive in the United States, hoping th...2025
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• The Royals Review Hall of Fame ballots

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Who deserves enshrinement in Cooperstown? Baseball writers are currently mulling over this year’s Hall of Fame candidates, with selections to be announced on January 21. None of us at Royals Review have a vote but who would we vote for if we did? You can see the list of eligible candidates and their career statistics here. Here are our ballots with some wr...2024
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• The Next Brewers Hall of Famers (and a Hall-of-Fame Rabbit Hole)

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images I have thoughts. On Sunday, former Brewer All-Star Dave Parker was one of two players (along with Dick Allen) inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, via the Era Committee’s Classic Baseball Era (formerly known as the Veterans Committee) ballot. I’m a Hall junkie, so I had a million thoughts, some of which I will share. But the thought that will guide me: who...2024
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Ichiro Suzuki leads a long list of Hall of Fame hopefuls On Monday, the ballot for the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame voting was released. (We already covered the Classic Era ballot–formerly referred to as the Veterans Committee ballot–here.) There’s one obvious choice and a few others who have a shot at getting voted in this year, plus a handful of interes...2024
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• A look back at the 2003 Royals

Photo credit should read DAVE KAUP/AFP via Getty Images The Royals BELIEVED and made an unexpected run. The Royals were the laughingstock of baseball in the late 90s and early 2000s, but one oasis in that cesspool of bad baseball was the 2003 Royals. It was a season of stupefying wins, an amazing season from an emerging star player, unwavering optimism from the skipper, and donuts, so many...2024
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• Former Royals pitcher Octavio Dotel dies at age 51
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• The best former Royals player for each MLB team

Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images What Royals were great with other teams? There is a lull in the baseball season, the perfect time to engage in frivolities and shenanigans. You may have played the internet baseball trivia game Immaculate Grid that asks you to find players that meet specified requirements, many times, “who played for these two teams?” I don’t know if that in...2023
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"The Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced its decisions on cap picks for incoming inductees Carlos Beltrán (Mets), Andruw Jones (Braves) and Jeff Kent (Giants)."

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"Gordon was selected from a ballot that included Carlos Beltrán, Billy Butler, Johnny Damon, Wade Davis, Jarrod Dyson, Kelvin Herrera, Joakim Soria, and Yordano Ventura."

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"Carlos Beltrán, who is in his second year on the ballot, ranks ninth."

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"The Royals franchise has a proud tradition in centerfield, with greats like Amos Otis, Willie Wilson, and Carlos Beltrán patrolling the position over the years."

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"Carlos Beltrán opens up about Astros' sign-stealing scandal, says title is stained: 'We did cross the line'"

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"Will Carlos Beltrán get second chance as MLB manager? 'Hopefully that happens,' Alex Cora says"

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"Today ALL my family is Carlos Beltrán throughout his career,” the caption says."

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"After 20 seasons, Carlos Beltrán is walking away from Major League Baseball."

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"Aroldis Chapman is now a Cub; Andrew Miller now plays in Cleveland; Carlos Beltrán is now a Ranger; and Ivan Nova is now a Pirate."

• Royals Rumblings - News for June 10, 2025
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• Former Royals pitcher Octavio Dotel dies at age 51
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• Alex Gordon to be inducted into Royals Hall of Fame

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Gordo! The Royals announced that Alex Gordon will be the 2025 inductee into the Royals Hall of Fame. After teasing the selection earlier this week with a funny video, they provided a fitting ending to the piece. Introducing the newest member of the Royals Hall of Fame, Alex Gordon! pic.twitter.com/AmNmj9nOJ7— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) March 14, 2025 ...2025
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• A history of Royals infielders moving to the outfield
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• Royals Rumblings - January 22, 2025

Photo by Albert Dickson/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images Carlos Beltran is not in the Hall of Fame...yet. Baseball fans learned of the newest Hall of Fame players in Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. But former Royals outfielder Carlos Beltrán had a silver lining despite not heading to Cooperstown. A steady increase in votes for the National Baseball Hall of Fame...2025
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• Former Brewer CC Sabathia among three players elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame

Rick Wood / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Sabathia joins Ichiro and Billy Wagner as the three players elected by the BBWAA on Tuesday Former Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher CC Sabathia was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025 on Tuesday afternoon, joining Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner as the three players vote...2025
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• Outside The Confines: The new Evil Empire

Photo by Sports Nippon/Getty Images The Dodgers sign Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott and are elevated to “Evil Empire” status. What’s next for the Blue Jays and Padres. And other offseason news from MLB. Good morning. The future is unwritten. But I’m sure you’ve heard about the Roki Sasaki signing with the Dodgers by now. The MLB dot com writers break down what the Sasaki signing means for Sas...2025
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• The best international signings in Royals history
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for January 4, 2024

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images What’s next for the Royals in 2025? Jaylon Thompson writes about things to look for with the Royals in 2025. Witt produced another historic campaign in 2024. He led Major League Baseball with a .332 batting average and 211 hits. He added 32 home runs, 31 steals and 109 RBIs in 161 games. For that, Witt secured multiple awards. He won a Gold Glove, Silve...2025
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• The Royals Review Hall of Fame ballots
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• New HOF guys / 9-pocket PC binder

Now that top-tier PC guys of mine Fred McGriff and Dick Allen are finally in Cooperstown, I'm much less emotionally invested in Hall of Fame drama. It's a refreshing change of pace. I remember stressing out the year Larry Walker barely broke the threshold, keeping a close eye on the ballot tracker data for weeks. These days I happily don't give much of a shit-- though yeah, it'd be nice to see hol...2026
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• Baseball Hall of Fame voting results: Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones elected into the class of 2026

The center fielders will join Jeff Kent in Cooperstown this summer...2026
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 10, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - January 22, 2025
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• Baseball Hall of Fame voting results: Nine things to know, including hope for Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected into Cooperstown Tuesday night...2025
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to the Hall of Fame

Getty Images Ichiro fell one vote short of being the second player elected unanimously. Ichiro Suzuki failed to become the second player elected to the Hall of Fame unanimously, when the results of the 2025 Baseball Writers Association of America results were announced late Tuesday in a live broadcast on MLB Network. There were 394 ballots received by the Hall of Fame and Ichiro was named ...2025
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• Former Brewer CC Sabathia among three players elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame
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• National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Ichiro Suzuki and his electric smile will have their rightful place at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. | Steph Chambers/Getty Images Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner head to Cooperstown Tonight marked the moment of truth for several baseball greats, as the outcome of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America voting resulted in a three-member 2025 Hall o...2025
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• Ichiro, Sabathia, Wagner inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame
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• National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025
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• The best international signings in Royals history
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• Hok’s 2024 Royals HOF ballot

Kansas City Royals center fielder Jarrod Dyson (1) steals third base against Oakland Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson (20) during the eighth inning of the 2014 American League Wild Card playoff baseball game at Kauffman Stadium. | Denny Medley-Imagn Images The Royals Hall of Fame is about to get MUCH bigger. The Royals have an absolutely STACKED Hall of Fame ballot, this year. Were t...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 24, 2024

Welcome to another Wednesday Anne Rogers answered questions about Maikel Garcia, including whether the Royals could make an upgrade at third base: Garcia plays great defense and he fits the Royals’ offensive style. But he doesn’t profile as a true third baseman from a power perspective. In fact, there was a lot to be desired from him in that department; despite hitting the ball hard, Garcia doesn...2024
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• Former Royals Carlos Beltrán and James Shields on Hall of Fame ballot

Photo by Linda Cataffo/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images José Bautista, who was briefly on the Royals, also listed Former Royals Carlos Beltrán, and James Shields are part of the 26 players that will be on this year’s ballot for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. It will be the second time on the ballot for Beltrán, who received 46.5 percent of the vote last year and was likely...2023
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• A salute to Lorenzo Cain
Photo by Brian Davidson/Getty Images The Royals great returns Saturday. The Royals franchise has a proud tradition in centerfield, with greats like Amos Otis, Willie Wilson, and Carlos Beltrán patrolling the position over the years. Centerfield in Kauffman Stadium requires being able to cover a spacious outfield and deep alleys. A Royals centerfielder needs great speed of course, but the b...2023
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• The top 50 moments at Kauffman Stadium
Set Number: X32251 TK6 R17 F30 50 years after it opened, what are your favorite memories of the K? On April 10, 1973, Royals Stadium hosted its first MLB game, a 12-1 win over the Texas Rangers. Since then, the stadium has undergone a name change to honor team founder Ewing Kauffman, hosted two All-Star Games, and 15 post-season series including four World Series. Over the last 50 years, t...2023
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres best in NL West?
Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Thursday, February 9, 2023. San Diego Padres News Who’s the team to beat in the NL West? (CBS Sports) Padres spring training primer: Infielders (San Diego Union-Tribune) What to know about Padres Spring Training (MLB.com) Padres spring training primer: Catcher...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Fernando-mania
The Dodgers finally retire Fernando Valenzuela’s number. The first arbitration decisions were announced. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. Pitchers and Catchers who intend to play in the World Baseball Classic report to Spring Training one week from today. The Dodgers announced that they will retire the number 34 in honor of left-handed pitcher Fernando Valenzuela as part of a t...2023
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• Carlos Beltrán opens up about Astros' sign-stealing scandal, says title is stained: 'We did cross the line'
Beltrán also questioned why he was the only player named in MLB's report about Houston's scheme...2022
• A salute to Lorenzo Cain
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• YES Network Hires Carlos Beltran As Game Analyst
Carlos Beltrán is joining the YES Network as a part-time game analyst, tweets Jack Curry, his now-colleague at YES Network. He is expected to call 36 Yankees games next season. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reported last week that Beltrán was under consideration for an analyst role with YES. It marks the first…...2022
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• Don’t trade Bobby Witt Jr.

Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports One transaction the Royals won’t make this year. On a Thursday in June 2004, the Kansas City Royals made perhaps one of their worst decisions so far this century. The team was 28-41 and 11.0 games back of the division-leading Minnesota Twins. The Royals would finish that season with an abysmal 58-104 record. That Thursday in June, they made a three-way trade wi...2023
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• Former manager Ned Yost elected to Royals Hall of Fame
Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Yost has more wins than any other manager in club history. The Royals announced today that former manager Ned Yost has been elected to the Royals Hall of Fame. The former manager has 746 wins with Kansas City, the most by any skipper in club history, and he led the team to pennants in 2014 and 2015, culminating in a title in 2015. He will be inducted before t...2023
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• Braves Hall of Fame Profile: Andruw Jones

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The greatest defensive center fielder of all time is in his seventh year on the ballot. There are many players throughout baseball history who began their careers on a Hall of Fame path before injuries or a production dropoff caught up with them. Former Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones may be a special case in that discussion. Jones is regarded by man...2024
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• Is Bobby Witt Jr. becoming a superstar before our eyes?

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The kid is coming into his own. The expectations have been high for Bobby Witt Jr., perhaps his entire life. The son of a former big leaguer, Witt had a leg up, but he also combined his advantage with hard work to become Gatorade High School Player of the Year and the #2 overall pick in the 2019 draft. Jim Callis at MLB Pipeline called him the “second-best sh...2023
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• Mets hire Carlos Beltrán for front office role three years after firing him as manager, per report

Beltrán was named the Mets' manager before the 2020 season, but was fired before his first game...2023

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• Carlos Beltran

Carlos Beltrán is one of the most well-rounded and accomplished players in Major League Baseball history, known for his combination of power, speed, defensive prowess, and leadership. His career spanned two decades, during which he became one of the premier switch-hitters in the game and a perennial All-Star. Beltrán’s journey to baseball stardom began in […]...2025
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• Alex Gordon to be inducted into Royals Hall of Fame
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• Royals Rumblings - January 22, 2025
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to the Hall of Fame
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• National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025
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• Ichiro, Sabathia, Wagner inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame
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• Outside The Confines: The new Evil Empire
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• The best international signings in Royals history
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for January 4, 2024
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• HOFer Beltran: Astros scandal doesn't define me
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• Peter Schmuck: Hall of Fame voting has become an exercise in moral relativism
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• Who's next to join Baseball Hall of Fame? Carlos Beltrán has best chance, but Astros scandal looms

Carlos Beltrán came 19 votes shy of the Hall of Fame last year and now it's a relatively weak ballot...2025
• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner elected to the Hall of Fame

Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Carlos Beltrán is left out The Baseball Writers of America announced they have elected Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner as their 2025 Hall of Fame inductees. Former Royals outfielder Carlos Beltrán fell short of selection on his third year of eligibility. Ichiro Suzuki came to MLB after a prolific nine-year career in Japan where he was a t...2025
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• The Royals Review Hall of Fame ballots
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• Hok’s 2024 Royals HOF ballot
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• The Next Brewers Hall of Famers (and a Hall-of-Fame Rabbit Hole)
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia among first-timers on Hall of Fame ballot

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Former Royals infielder Ben Zobrist is also on the ballot. Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia headline a list of 14 new candidates on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for enshrinement in Cooperstown. Also on the list is former Royals infielder Ben Zobrist, who was part of the championship team in 2015. Other first-timers include Carlos González, Curtis Granders...2024
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