Former Met Jeff Kent Elected To Hall Of Fame Via Contemporary Ballot

Sunday night, the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee revealed that former New York Met infielder Jeff Kent was voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Potential inductees need to receive votes on 75% of the ballots turned in by the 16-member committee.

Making up the ballot, in addition to Kent, was Barry Bonds, Roger Clemons, Carlos Delgado, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Garry Sheffield, and Fernando Valenzuela. Kent was the only inductee.

Kent received 14 of the 16 votes while Delgado received nine while Mattingly and Murphy received six each. Delgado, a former Mets first baseman, was only three votes shy. Each remaining individual on the ballot received five or fewer votes.

Kent, an infielder, spent five seasons with the New York Mets from 1992-1996. In total, he played 17 seasons in the major leagues with six different teams. He had 2,461 hits and collected a MVP award in 2000, four Silver Sluggers, and was a five-time All-Star. His 55.4 bWAR ranks 19th all-time among second baseman.

According to the National Baseball Hall Of Fame website, “the Eras Committee considers retired major league players no longer eligible for election by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, along with managers, umpires and executives whose greatest contributions to the game were realized either prior to 1980 or after 1980.”

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