Puerto Rico and Curaçao may be small islands, but the support they showed was massive as elite center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Both joined slugging second baseman Jeff Kent as the newest members before an estimated crowd of 12,000 fans at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown. Beltrán waved a Puerto Rican flag during his speech, paying tribute to his home and family. Jones thanked supporters from Curaçao and reflected on his baseball achievements. Kent wiped away tears as he spoke about his love for his family.
The three inductees were joined by 57 other Hall of Famers. The ceremony highlighted each inductee's career accomplishments and contributions to baseball.