Baseball Hall of Fame class of inductees for 2020 was announced on Tuesday with Derek Jeter and Larry Walker receiving the honor.
Jeter, who spent his entire career with the New York Yankees, nearly becoming the unanimous pick but was one vote short, being listed on 396 out of 397 ballots. He would be the second unanimous pick in Hall of Fame history after Mariano Rivera became one in 2019.
“Well, I look at all the votes that I got,” said Jeter. “Trying to get that many people to agree on something is pretty difficult to do. So that’s not something that’s on [my] mind.”
Derek Jeter played 20 years in the MLB, during which he made 14 All-Star appearances and won five World Series. Jeter finished his career with .310 batting average, 3,465 hits, 260 home runs, and 1,311 RBIs.
Larry Walker, on the other hand, managed to get into the Hall of Fame in his last attempt while becoming the first Colorado Rockies player to receive the honor. 2020 was Walker’s 10th and final year he would appear on the ballot. Walker, who notably played with Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals, was five-times All-Star and has an AL MVP award from 1997. His career averages include .313 batting average, 383 homers, and 1,311.
