Hall of Fame capsules on inductees Derek Jeter, Larry Walker

January 22, 2020 at 3:56AM
FILE - In this July 9, 2011, file photo, New York Yankees' Derek Jeter smiles as he speaks about his 3,000th career hit at a press conference after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Jeter could be a unanimous pick when Baseball Hall of Fame voting is announced Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
FILE - In this July 9, 2011, file photo, New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter smiles as he speaks about his 3,000th career hit at a press conference after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Jeter could be a unanimous pick when Baseball Hall of Fame voting is announced Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Hall-worthy

Shortstop Derek Jeter and right fielder/first baseman Larry Walker were voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, with Jeter finishing one vote shy of a unanimous selection and Walker receiving 76.6% of the vote (75% required for election). Here's a few of their career highlights:

Derek Jeter (1995-2014, all with Yankees): 14-time All-Star, five World Series titles, five Gold Gloves, 1996 AL Rookie of the Year, 3,465 hits.

Larry Walker (1989-2005 with Expos, Rockies and Cardinals): Five-time All-Star, three-time NL batting champion, seven Gold Gloves, .313 career hitter, 383 homers, 1,311 RBI.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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