Overview
- Kent was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee, capping a 17-year career that included the 2000 NL MVP.
- He will be enshrined in Cooperstown on July 26 alongside Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones, with his plaque representing the San Francisco Giants.
- The Giants will retire his No. 21 during a ceremony at Oracle Park on Aug. 29.
- Back in Scottsdale as a guest instructor, he is refining an induction speech he says needs more personal stories.
- He described the recent honors as overwhelming, highlighted by an unexpected congratulatory phone call from Hall of Famer Johnny Bench.