Story byCHARLES ODUMWed, January 21, 2026 at 2:33 AM UTC·3 min readATLANTA (AP) — As one of the most accomplished center fielders in history, Andruw Jones made a practice of catching line drives that would have reached the gap against any other outfielder. On Tuesday, Jones showed he could also make up ground in Hall of Fame balloting. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJones, who won 10 Gold Gloves with the Atlanta Braves, was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame Tuesday alongside another center fielder, Carlos Beltrán. Jones was in the Dominican Republic, where he was playing in a golf tournament, when he saw the announcement. He made it in his ninth of 10 possible years of eligibility and was included on 78.4% of ballots to beat the 75% threshold. Jones was included on only 7.3% of ballots in his first year.“It was very close for me to be off the ballot,” Jones said.