Carlos Beltran will be recognized this summer for a Hall of Fame career.
The former Mets outfielder is headed to Cooperstown after it was announced Tuesday night he’s been voted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Also elected was Andruw Jones, who, like Beltran, spent part of his career with the Yankees.
Beltran, in his fourth year on the ballot, received 84.2 percent of the vote. A candidate needs to reach the 75 percent threshold for induction. Jones, in his ninth year on the ballot, received 78.4 percent of the vote.
Beltran told The Post last year that he planned to wear a Mets cap on his plaque if he was selected to the Hall of Fame. He would join Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza as the only players representing the Mets in Cooperstown.
Additionally, Mets officials have discussed retiring Beltran’s No. 15 this season, according to a source, but logistically it might be a tight fit given that the club already has a Mets Hall of Fame ceremony and 40th anniversary celebration of the 1986 World Series-winning team planned. And the idea of planning a number retirement ceremony for next season isn’t ideal, given the possibility that games could be canceled by a potential lockout.
Over a 20-year major league career, Beltran hit 435 homers and was selected to nine All-Star teams. He won three Gold Gloves and two Silver Sluggers. Beltran played for the Mets from 2005-11 after beginning his career with the Royals and Astros.
Jones won 10 Gold Gloves as the premier defensive center fielder of his era and hit 434 homers over a 17-year major league career. Jones was selected to five All-Star teams. He spent most of his career with the Braves and appeared in two World Series.
Jeff Kent, who played five seasons for the Mets, will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame along with Beltran and Jones. The former second baseman Kent was elected to Cooperstown last month by the Contemporary Era Baseball Committee.
