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-Sluggers Jim Thome, Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero and closer Trevor Hoffman have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Thome likely will enter Cooperstown as a member of the Cleveland Indians, but he also spent parts of two seasons with the Twins, including in 2010 when the club last won the American League Central. Thome also hit his 600th home run with the team. Thome is one of five players in major league history to have at least 500 homers, 1,500 runs, 1,600 RBI and 1,700 walks. The others are Barry Bonds, Mel Ott, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. That’s good company.
Former Twins ace Johan Santana, who appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, received less than 5 percent of the vote which means he will not be on next year’s ballot, according to MLB.com. To remain on the ballot he needed at least 5 percent.