While Baseball Hall of Fame classes in years past have been light on numbers, the star-studded group going in at 2018 stands as an exception. The Hall announced last week that Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman topped the 75 percent voting threshold needed for enshrinement. 

That foursome joins former Detroit Tigers standouts Jack Morris and Alan Trammell, who had already been elected via the Modern Baseball Era committee. Jones received 97.2 percent, Guerrero checked in at 92.9 percent, Thome garnered 89,8 percent and Hoffman rounded out the list of players selected by the Baseball Writers Association of America at 79.9 percent. 

The entire class will officially be inducted on July 29th in Cooperstown, New York. 

Jones spent his entire 19-year career with the Braves and was an eight-time All-Star. Atlanta made the postseason 13 times during his career and he helped them win the World Series in 1995. 

In 1999, Jones hit .319 with 43 home runs and 110 RBI on the way to winning National League MVP honors. He is arguably the greatest switch hitter in baseball history. 

Thome hit 612 homers and is one of the great sluggers in baseball history. He spent the first decade of his career with the Cleveland Indians and made two trips to the World Series. 

Thome was a five-time All-Star who led the NL in homers in 2003. He is also a member of the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame and the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame. 

Guerrero was one of the toughest hitters to pitch to throughout his career. He was a nine-time All-Star who retired with a .318 batting average, 449 home runs and 1,496 RBI. 

Guerrero came up with the Montreal Expos, but also led the Anaheim Angels to five straight American League West Division titles. While with the Angels, he won the AL MVP award in 2004. 

Hoffman collected 601 saves which ranks second in baseball history. He led baseball in saves in 1998 and 2006 and won the NL Rolaids Relief Man Award both times. 

Hoffman was a seven-time All-Star who finished runner-up twice in NL Cy Young Award voting. He spent over 15 years pitching for the San Diego Padres and has his jersey retired by the franchise. 

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