Predicting how many votes every former Mets player on the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot will get

Hall of Fame season is just around the corner. The New York Mets have 17 members of the organization immortalized in Cooperstown. Gil Hodges, who was voted in via the veteran's committee, was the last former Met to get inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. However, there are a handful of different players who once played with the Mets who are currently on the ballot. So, let's take a look at who is on the ballot and their impact on the organization as a player by starting off with the returning names.

Former Mets on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.

Returning Names

Billy Wagner

Billy Wagner is arguably the best left-handed reliever of all time. He spent the 2006-2009 seasons donning a Mets uniform and pitched exceptionally well. Through 189.2 innings, Wagner worked to a 2.37 ERA (183 ERA+), 2.87 FIP, and 1.05 WHIP. He struck out 240 opponents while allowing just 54 free passes and saved a total of 101 games. The southpaw also went to the '07 and '08 All-Star games and even received Cy Young votes in 2006. He missed most of the 2009 season and was subsequently traded to the Boston Red Sox in late August. 

Wagner will almost certainly reach the 75% threshold to be in the Hall of Fame. He was included on 73.8% of ballots last year. Plus, it is his last year on the ballot, so some voters who may not have included the lefty closing pitcher on the ballots before may start to feel the urgency of getting him into the Hall of Fame.

Carlos Beltran

Carlos Beltran is another former Houston Astro who spent the mid/late-2000s in Queens. Beltran spent seven years with the Mets from 2005 through 2011. Throughout those seven seasons, Beltran batted .280/.369/.500. He hit 149 home runs while swiping 100 bags. All told he had a 129 OPS+. Beltran was also quite good defensively, with +4.4 defensive WAR and +34 defensive runs saved. He also received a ton of accolades, making it to four all-star games, winning three Gold Gloves, two Silver Sluggers, and receiving MVP votes four different times. The Mets shipped Beltran out to the San Francisco Giants for Zack Wheeler at the '11 deadline. 

Beltran's voting percentage may be hard to predict. He only received 46.5% of ballots in his first year, with the Houston Astros' cheating scandal potentially still relatively fresh in voter's minds. Last year, he saw a large uptick to 57.1%. He may not see another huge 10%+ uptick in ballots, but estimating an increase to around 63-65% would be reasonable.

Bobby Abreu

Bobby Abreu's stint with the Mets was mostly forgettable. He only appeared in 78 games with 155 plate appearances during the 2014 season, in which he batted .248/.342/.338 with a single home run and a 97 OPS+. His once Gold Glove-caliber defense had fallen far from when he started, as he had -7 defensive runs saved in just 206 innings between the outfield corners. This was Abreu's final season in the big leagues, as he'd retire after 2014. 

Abreu received 14.8% of ballots last year and is heading into his 6th season of voting. Although the former outfielder has some excellent counting and rate stats, he will likely not see a tremendous increase in Hall of Fame support. He may end up getting about 16-18% of ballot votes this year.