With induction to Hall of Fame, voters forgive Carlos Beltrán's role in Astros sign-stealing scandal
While voters clearly held Beltrán’s misdeeds against him initially, enough eventually decided that his involvement in the 2017 scandal didn't warrant lifelong banishment from the Hall.
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Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones, center fielders who exceled at the plate and with their gloves, were elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Beltrán, making his fourth appearance of the ballot, received 358 of 425 votes for 84.2% from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, 39 above the 319 needed for the 75% threshold. Beltrán moved up steadily from 46.5% in 2023 to 57.1% the following year and 70.3% in 2025, when he fell 19 votes short as Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected.
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On3 provides strengths, weaknesses for college softball's top three
Oklahoma softball may not enter the season No. 1. It may not be the defending champ. But the Sooners are right there.
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