Beltré, Mauer, Helton join Hall of Fame today

Plus: Prospects to watch in 2nd half

Sunday, July 21 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Immortality awaits 4 baseball greats today   The time has arrived! The National Baseball Hall of Fame opens its doors to welcome Jim Leyland, Todd Helton, Adrian Beltré and Joe Mauer. Here's everything you need to know about today's ceremony (1:30 p.m. ET on MLB Network and MLB.com). Walk-off in 11th caps Dodgers' wild win over Red Sox O's 1st in AL to reach 60 wins behind Grayson's strong start Dazzling defense helps Astros take 1-game AL West lead Keep an eye on this under-the-radar slugger at Deadline Surging Pirates claim 6th straight for 50th win of season Crochet reportedly atop this NL powerhouse's wish list Castiglione caps HOF career in Boston booth with Frick Award MORE TOP NEWS BEN'S BIZ NEWSLETTER TOP PERFORMANCES Randy Arozarena: 4-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBIs 7th multi-HR game, tied career high with 4-hit game Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 3-for-4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBIs Hitting .337 with .705 SLG, 9 HRs, 29 RBIs past 23 games Brent Rooker: 2-for-3, BB, 2 R, HR, 3 RBIs Four 445+ ft HRs this season, tied for 2nd-most in MLB Taj Bradley: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K's 4-1, 0.92 ERA, 58 K's in 8 past starts Jarren Duran: 2-for-3, 2B, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBIs .339/.392/.583 with 23 XBH, 21 RBIs since June 1 PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY James Outman likely left Boston's Rob Refsnyder a little salty after this amazing catch. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Each team's prospect to watch in the 2nd half As trade talks heat up and final rosters take shape, more opportunities will come for young players to contribute with their big league clubs.   Texas tenure sealed Beltré's HOF status Adrian Beltré was a good player before he came to the Rangers, there's no doubt about that. But in Texas -- where he spent his final eight seasons -- he fully became a Hall of Famer. 'Storybook ending? Yeah, 100 percent' Joe Mauer played every one of his 1,858 games across 15 seasons with his hometown Twins, the last of which provided a perfect ending to his Hall of Fame career. Helton's Hall moment a time for reflection Drafted in '95 by the Rockies in their third year of existence, Todd Helton came into his own as a Major Leaguer alongside the club's fans, a relationship he treasures as he becomes the team's second Hall of Famer.  Leyland's love of game kept him going In crafting his speech for today's induction, one point stuck for Jim Leyland, who grinded in the Minors as a player and manager before getting his big league shot. "I never thought I'd ever get a chance." Another Holliday on the horizon The 2024 Draft is not even a week in the rearview mirror, but it's never too early to take a look ahead to next year, when we very well could see Ethan Holliday -- brother of Jackson -- as a top pick. 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Adrian Beltré, Joe Mauer, Todd Helton and Jim Leyland take their place among the all-time greats in Cooperstown. Coverage begins at 11 a.m. ET on MLB Network. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD TB 9 NYY 1 STL 2 ATL 3 STL 9 ATL 5 DET 7 TOR 3 LAA 2 OAK 8 NYM 1 MIA 0 PHI 1 PIT 4 CIN 4 WAS 5 BAL 8 TEX 4 SD 7 CLE 0 CWS 1 KC 6 MIL 8 MIN 4 ARI 3 CHC 0 BOS 6 LAD 7 SF 3 COL 4 HOU 4 SEA 2 © 2024 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.