Hall of Fame voting results in arguments every year, and for the eighth year in a row, the crowd is vocal about Andruw Jones.
The former Atlanta Braves outfielder received his highest percentage of the vote Monday, but he didn’t join Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner as soon-to-be inductees.
Jones has made up a lot.
He got just 7.3% of the vote in his first year on the ballot, but came in at 66.2% this week. Players must have 75% to be selected.
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Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones celebrates with third baseman Chipper Jones at Turner Field during the 2002 season. (RVR Photos/USA Today Sports)
A slugger at the plate with 434 home runs, Jones is considered one of the best defensive outfielders of all time. He won 10 consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1998 to 2007, winning at least two at all three outfield positions while hitting .254 with an .823 OPS in his career.
He has an argument, but one of his former teammates, Chipper Jones, who earned a plaque in Cooperstown in 2018, said there shouldn’t even be an argument.
Chipper Jones (10) of the Atlanta Braves is congratulated by teammate Andruw Jones (25) after Chipper hit a solo home run in the first inning against the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the 2005 National League Division Series Oct. 5, 2005 at Turner Field in Atlanta. (Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
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“I want to ask all HOF voters one question…if Andruw Jones plays for the New York Yankees for 15 years with 10 GGs, 400Hrs, 1300 rbis…is he a HOFer? Let me answer you…first ballot !” Chipper wrote. “Time to have a conversation about HOFers coming in. 75 living members can make sure it’s real!”
Baseball writers have long been Hall of Fame voters, but with flawed concepts in the voting system, there have been calls to change the process.
Atlanta Braves’ Chipper Jones, left, is congratulated by teammate Andruw Jones after Chipper hit a two-run homer in the eighth against the Colorado Rockies on May 16, 2001 at Turner Field in Atlanta. (Steve Schaefer/AFP via Getty Images)
Chipper and Andruw were teammates from 1996 to 2012, playing in the 1996 and 1999 World Series together, losing to the Yankees both times. They won 10 consecutive NL East titles together.
