Baseball Hall of Fame class could have a distinct New York flavor

· New York Post

Tuesday’s Baseball Hall of Fame announcement may have an especially New York feel to it.

Not only is CC Sabathia on pace to easily become the latest Yankee to be inducted into Cooperstown, but as of Monday afternoon, ex-Mets Carlos Beltran and Billy Wagner are also on pace to make it in, according to ballot-tracker Ryan Thibodaux (@NotMrTibbs on Bluesky).

And Ichiro Suzuki, who spent two-plus seasons in The Bronx, is a lock to be elected, and also has a chance to join Mariano Rivera as the only players to be voted in unanimously.

CC Sabathia is on track for Hall of Fame entry. Anthony J. Causi / New York Post

The results will be announced by the Baseball Writers Association of America on Tuesday.

If Sabathia and Beltran get in, it could be the first time players identified as Yankees and Mets on their Hall of Fame plaques are enshrined in the same year.

The players and the Hall jointly decide which team’s logo is depicted on an inductee’s plaque.

Sabathia, who was named on 93.6 percent of ballots made public as of Monday afternoon, has said since at least 2019 that he intends to go into the Hall with a Yankees cap.

And most signs point to Beltran going in as a Met if he’s elected. Beltran was at 80.3 percent as of Monday.

Carlos Beltran has a rocky past as a Met, but could be enshrined as a member of the Amazin’s. Neil Miller

Players must be named on 75 percent of ballots for induction, though the final vote often dips from the tally of public votes. It would be a leap for Beltran, in his third year on the ballot, after he finished at 57.1 percent a year ago.

As The Post’s Mike Vaccaro recently noted, despite Beltran’s rocky history in Queens — which includes Beltran being fired as manager before even getting to spring training because of revelations of his role in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal — the outfielder’s best seasons came with the Mets from 2005 until midway through 2011, when he was traded to the San Francisco Giants.

How The Post’s voters filled out their Hall of Fame ballots.
Ichiro Suzuki spent a pair of seasons patrolling the Yankee Stadium outfield. Anthony J. Causi

Beltran appeared in nearly the same number of games with the Mets (839) and Royals (795), but put up better number in Queens (129 OPS-plus with the Mets; 111 with the Royals).

The same is true of Sabathia, who came up with Cleveland — where he won the lone Cy Young Award of his career — but had the majority of his success with the Yankees.

Sabathia netted 134 of his 251 career wins in his 11 seasons with the Yankees and led them to their most recent World Series title in 2009.

Billy Wagner of the New York Mets pitches in the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game 6 of the NLCS at Shea Stadium on October 18, 2006. Getty Images

Wagner spent four of his 16 MLB years with the Mets, as opposed to nine as an Astro. Wagner is in his 10th and final year on the writers’ ballot, and was at 84.6 percent on Monday after falling just short a year ago with 73.8 percent.

“There is a lot riding on this,” Wagner told The Post’s Mike Puma. “For me, it’s a staple for small-town kids who have gotten the opportunity and taken advantage of it, to look at it and say it’s possible.”

Other notable names on the ballot with local ties include Andy Pettitte (at 33 percent on the ballot in his seventh year of eligibility after finishing at 13.5 percent a year ago), Alex Rodriguez (at 41 percent in his fourth year after 34.8 last year), David Wright (at 11.2 percent in his second year after 6.2 percent last year), and Francisco Rodriguez (at 8 percent on Monday.)

Andruw Jones, who played the final two years of his career with the Yankees, was at 72.3 percent as of Monday after finishing at 61.6 percent last year.

Manny Ramirez was at 36.7 percent. Next year will be his 10th and final year on the ballot.