Carlos Beltrán Marquee Hall of Fame 2026

He grew up in Manatí, Puerto Rico, and won the American League's Rookie of the Year award in 1999, at 22, with 194 hits, 108 runs batted in and 27 stolen bases. He was efficient rather than reckless on the bases: 312 steals against 49 times caught, alongside three Gold Gloves in center field.

Seven franchises used him, and three times he changed clubs in midseason. The two halves of 2004, Kansas City and Houston, added up to 38 home runs, 42 stolen bases and 121 runs. He finished with 435 home runs and 2,725 hits; only Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Willie Mays and Andre Dawson also reached 400 home runs and 300 steals.

His last season ended with Houston winning the 2017 World Series. Baseball's report on that team's electronic sign-stealing, issued in January 2020, named him as the only player it identified, and he resigned as manager of the Mets that month without managing a game. Election took four ballots: 181 votes of 389 in 2023, 277 of 394 in 2025, and the call in 2026.