The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will make its biggest announcement of the year Tuesday, Jan. 20, but one group of statisticians has given us a head start on answering the question if anyone will join Jeff Kent in the Class of 2026.

The voting thus far suggests Carlos Beltran and perhaps Andruw Jones will join Kent on stage at The Clark Sports Center in the town of Middlefield.

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