Scott Rolen was named to baseball's Hall of Fame Tuesday night earning a vote on 76.3% of ballots - just five more than needed to vault the 75% required for induction.
It took six tries and one harrowing result, but Scott Rolen is forever a Hall of Famer.
Rolen was named on 297 ballots, five more than the 292 required for election among the 389 submitted. Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton wasn't quite as fortunate: He was named on 281 of 389 ballots - just 11 shy of induction. Helton's 72.3% vote total in just his fifth year on the ballot all but cinches his eventual election, with five more shots at it to come.
Rolen had just one top 10 MVP finish - fourth in 2004 - but was a seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glover for the Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Reds. He was a World Series champion with the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals. Helton, who hit 369 home runs with 2,519 hits over 17 years while playing home games at Denver's Coors Field, should see his number called in 2024. The same can't be said for infielder Jeff Kent, who was the 2000 NL MVP and finished with 377 home runs, a .356 career on-base percentage and .855 OPS.
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