Adrián Beltré, Bartolo Colón, Chase Utley Headline 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot

Twelve new candidates have made the ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2024: José Bautista, Adrián Beltré, Bartolo Colon, Adrián González, Matt Holliday, Victor Martinez, Joe Mauer, Brandon Phillips, José Reyes, James Shields, Chase Utley and David Wright

Only four players returning to the ballot received 50 percent of the voting in 2023: Todd Helton (72.2 percent), Billy Wagner (68.1 percent), Andruw Jones (58.1 percent) and Gary Sheffield (55.0 percent)."

Candidates must receive 75 percent of the votes to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Bautista, 43, was a six-time All-Star and three time Silver Slugger in his career, with eight seasons of 20 or more homers in his career and 344 dingers in total.

Beltré, 44, offers one of the strongest candidacies. He was a four-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger and five-time Gold Glover, hitting .286 with 477 homers and 1,707 RBI in his career. His longevity and consistency over his 21-year career made him great, as he hit 20 or more homers in 12 seasons.

Speaking of longevity, the 50-year-old Colon pitched for 21 years, finishing with a 247-188 record, 4.12 ERA and 1.31 WHIP. He was a four-time All-Star and one-time Cy Young award winner.

González, 41, was a five-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glover and two-time Silver Slugger, hitting .287 for his career with 317 homers and 1,202 RBI. He had 90 or more RBI 10 times in his career and 20 or more homers nine times.

Holliday, 43, was a seven-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, one-time World Series champion and won one batting title. He narrowly missed out on hitting .300 for his career (.299) and blasted 316 homers and 1,220 RBI. He offered both power and consistency (.379 on-base percentage) at the plate during his career.

Martinez, 44, was a five-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger, hitting .295 for his career with 246 homers and 1,178 RBI.

Mauer, 40, will present one of the more interesting cases.

He was a six-time All-Star, five-time Silver Slugger, three-time Gold Glover, one-time MVP and won three batting titles, all while playing the physically demanding position of catcher. He finished with a career batting average of .306 and on-base percentage of .388, though he had just one season with 20 or more home runs. At his peak he was the best catcher in baseball, though his production waned in his later years.

Phillips, 42, was a three-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glover and one-time Silver Slugger. He hit .275 for his career with 211 homers, 951 RBI, 1,005 runs and 209 stolen bases.

When healthy, the 40-year-old Reyes was one of baseball's most dangerous thieves, leading the National League in stolen bases three times and registering 30 or more stolen bases eight times and 50 or more four times. Injuries eventually derailed his career, but the four-time All-Star still won a Silver Slugger award, one batting title and hit .283 for his career.

Shields, 41, was a one-time All-Star who finished his career 145-139 with a 4.01 ERA and 1.27 WHIP. His 11 complete games led the American League in 2011.

Utley, 44, was baseball's most dangerous offensive second baseman in his prime. The six-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger and one-time World Series champion hit .275 for his career with 259 homers and 1,025 RBI. He had five straight seasons with 20 or more homers between the 2005-09 seasons, though he never hit the benchmark again, and four straight seasons with 100 or more RBI between the 2005-08 campaigns.

Finally, the 40-year-old Wright was a seven-time All-Star, two-time Gold Glover and two-time Silver Slugger, hitting .296 for his career with 242 homers and 970 RBI. He had six seasons of 20 or more home runs and five seasons with 100 or more RBI, though like Reyes saw injuries shorten his prime.