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Kent’s Baseball Hall of Fame Election Was Unexpected by Former Mets Teammate

The slugging second baseman’s six seasons with the San Francisco Giants secured his spot in Cooperstown.
Kent’s Baseball Hall of Fame Election Was Unexpected by Former Mets Teammate
Second baseman Jeff Kent of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla., on Feb. 27, 2007. Doug Benc/Getty Images
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When Jeff Kent was traded to the New York Mets in 1992, teammate Howard Johnson didn’t figure him to be a future Hall of Famer.

But the slugging second baseman was elected Dec. 7 in Orlando as the 352nd member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the 16-member Contemporary Baseball Era Committee.

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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.