Cooperstown was flooded with baseball fans for the annual induction ceremony at the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. The 2024 induction class included former Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, longtime third baseman Adrián Beltré, former Twins catcher Joe Mauer, and legendary manager Jim Leyland.
All four of those players made impacted the cities where they played and put up terrific numbers over great careers. Two of them only wore one team’s jersey throughout their careers, which is rare in the era of free agency. Now, all four have joined the all-time elite in the game.