The Cooperstown candidacies of Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones might benefit by the lack of slam-dunk newcomers to the 2026 Hall of Fame ballot.

Carlos Beltran will have to wait at least another year for his chance to be enshrined in Cooperstown after he missed out on being in the class of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees that

It now appears it’s a question of when, not if, Carlos Beltrán will be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Next year could be his time. The ballot is wide open.

Carlos Beltrán appeared on 70.3% of the ballots Tuesday, leaving the former Mets and Yankees outfielder shy of the 75% required for Hall of Fame election.

The results of the BBWAA portion of voting for the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class were revealed on Tuesday night. Here at CBS Sports, we've spent the past two-plus months breaking it down, so let's put a bow on the 2025 ballot and look forward to what the results mean for 2026 and beyond.

Former Kansas City Royals outfielder Carlos Beltran fell just short in his bid to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Beltran, 47, missed Hall of Fame enshrinement after receiving 277 votes on Tuesday.

Should Carlos Beltrán earn induction to baseball’s Hall of Fame – and he probably should – it might present the ultimate case to be bronzed without the cap of a specific team. See, over 20 major league seasons,

Carlos Beltran just missing out on a Hall of Fame berth certainly appears to have a lot to do with his involvement in the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal.

On Tuesday night, the National Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its Class of 2025. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are expected to hear their nam

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner — were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Another deserving candidate, outfielder Carlos Beltran, came agonizingly close to being the fourth.

Carlos Beltran was a close call as the Baseball Hall of Fame inductions were announced on Tuesday. Beltran fell about five percent shy of induction.

On Baseball Night in New York, Sal Licata, Terry Collins, Laura Albanese, and Anthony McCarron discuss the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 which includes Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner.