The former MVP is not pleased after he did not get elected to the Hall of Fame in his 10th and final year on the writers’ ballot.
Kent did not take the result well.Kent told he San Francisco Chronicle in a text“Baseball is losing a couple generations of great players that were the best in their era because a couple non-voting stat folks keep comparing those players to players already voted in from generations past and are influencing the votes.”Kent first became an established player with the Mets in the early 1990s, before he was dealt to Cleveland at the 1996 trade deadline for Alvaro Espinoza and Carlos Baerga.
Kent racked up 2,461 hits, 1,518 RBIs, 377 home runs and a .290 batting average in his 17-year career. The five-time All-Star started his career with the Blue Jays and later played for the Astros and Dodgers. However, Rolen won eight Gold Glove awards at third base — considered a more important defensive position than second base. Rolen’s career was WAR was 70.1, compared to Kent’s 55.4.Getty Images
There is hope for Kent, now 54 years old, to be elected by the Contemporary Baseball Era committee, but they don’t meet again until the winter of 2025.
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