It now appears it’s a question of when, not if, Carlos Beltrán will be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Next year could be his time. The ballot is wide open.

KC Star file photo Former Kansas City Royals outfielder Carlos Beltran fell just short in his bid to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Beltran, 47, missed Hall of Fame enshrinement after ...

FILE - New York Mets right fielder Carlos Beltran lunges ... third inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, April 22, 2011 at Citi Field in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun ...

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he ...

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JANUARY 23: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner pose for a photo after being elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame Class ... but they did come to their senses.

The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 could ... and the returning Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltran. It’s even possible that Andruw Jones will join them, giving the writers five electees ...

FILE - New York Mets right fielder Carlos Beltran lunges for the ball during the third inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, April 22, 2011 at Citi Field in New York. (AP ...