Braves insider uses first Hall of Fame ballot to try and correct an egregious wrong

Atlanta Braves fans have been lucky to experience some of the best players in baseball history. Unfortunately, not all of those players are fortunate enough to land in the Hall of Fame on the first try. Former outfielder Andruw Jones is all too familiar with that fact. He was arguably one of the best defensive outfielders in MLB history. His power at the plate was also something to behold. Unfortunately, he fell off towards the end of his career, and that has seemingly plagued him.

Support for Jones has increased over the last few years, however. He "only" needs to do is reach 75% of the vote to be elected to Cooperstown and he received 66% of the vote last year. In short, things are trending in the right direction.

Braves insider Mark Bowman recently released his first-ever MLB Hall of Fame ballot. He used his first ballot to try to help Jones reach the hallowed halls alongside MLB royalty.

Braves insider Mark Bowman uses his first Hall of Fame ballot to continue push to get Andruw Jones into the Hall of Fame

According to the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame tracker, of the percentage of ballots known (~23%), Jones has garnered 80% of support from the voters. Hopefully, this trend continues, and he's able to finally be inducted like he's long deserved. Jones was inducted into the Latin Baseball Hall of Fame at the beginning of 2025. It's only fitting that he takes the next step to MLB induction.

The 10-time Gold Glove winner has a career line of .254/.337/.486 with 434 HR, 1,289 RBI, a 111 wRC+, and a 67.0 WAR. When you pair that with an incredible 24.4 defensive WAR and five All-Star selections, it's hard to deny his worthiness.

Bowman also voted for Bobby Abreu, Carlos Beltran, and Chase Utley. Beltran joins Jones as the best bet to be inducted with the votes received so far. There's still a lot of counting left, and all ballots are due by 12/31/2025. But things are looking good for the Curaçao Kid.