Joe Mauer elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame
January 24, 2024 5:03AM CST
@ap.news FILE – Minnesota Twins’ Joe Mauer smiles during an interview after the team'[s baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Sept. 18, 2018, in Detroit. Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Mauer were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Beloved Minnesota Twins legend Joe Mauer has been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Mauer (293, 76.1%) joined Johnny Bench and Iván Rodríguez as the only first-ballot picks who primarily were catchers and at 40 became the youngest living Hall of Famer. He got 293 votes (76.1%), four more than the 75% needed, after batting .306 with 143 homers and 906 RBIs in 15 years, all with his hometown Minnesota Twins.
“Goes by way too fast,” Mauer said.
Mauer, Adrián Beltré, and Todd Helton will be inducted on July 21 along with Jim Leyland, elected last month by the contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires. There are 273 players among 346 people in the Hall, and just 60 of those players were elected on the first try.
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