Derek Jeter and Larry Walker Inducted Into Baseball Hall of Fame

It was widely anticipated that Derek Jeter would be selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday when the MLB counted the final tally of ballots.

And Jeter got in, though he came just shy of 100% of the votes, with a single voter excluding the Yankees' legend from their ballot. Thus, Mariano Rivera remains the only MLB player in history to be a unanimous Hall of Famer.

Across his 20-year career in the Bronx, the Yankees great appeared in 14 All-Star Games and won five Gold Gloves at shortstop. Jeter was a five-time World Series winner, earning World Series MVP honors in 2000, and also won Rookie of the Year as a 22-year-old in 1996. Jeter ranks sixth in MLB history in total hits with 3,465, and slashed .310/.377/.440 in 2,747 career games.

But the biggest surprise of the evening was when former Colorado Rockies great Larry Walker squeaked into the Hall, earning 76.6% of votes, coming in just six votes over the required amount.

The former outfielder had all but given up hope, seemingly admitting defeat just a few hours before it was announced he'd gotten elected.

Walker managed to earn enough of the vote during his final year of eligibility. A true five-tool star during his heyday, Walker mashed 383 homers and 1,311 RBI in his 17 years as a pro, posting a career slash-line of .313/.400/.565.

Both players are officially members of the Hall of Fame, and will be enshrined in Cooperstown and recognized among the best to ever play the sport.

Curt Schilling, in his eighth year on the ballot, received 278 votes (70%), while Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds came in with 242 (61%) and 241 (60.7%), respectively. All three are entering their ninth year on the ballot, along with Sammy Sosa, who received just 55 votes.