LOS ANGELES — Twenty-six players are on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, but only one is considered a lock for induction next summer: former Dodger Adrián Beltré. Over a major league career that spanned 21 seasons from 1998-2018, Beltré had 3,166 hits that included 477 home runs and 636 doubles. The third baseman led the majors with 48 home runs in 2004, his last season with the Dodgers. Beltré told The Los Angeles Times in 2018 that he made a tactical mistake during negotiations with the Dodgers after his landmark 2004 season. "It was a mistake on my part to show it too much, that I wanted to stay [with the Dodgers]," he said.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 21, 2023 21:56 UTC