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MLB News / San Francisco Giants on SI / December 13

Jeff Kent Credits Giants, Dusty Baker with Paving His Road to Hall of Fame

Jeff Kent will join San Francisco Giants legends in the Baseball Hall of Fame next July. But he knows he had plenty of help to get him there. Then-general manager Brian Sabean was the one that made the trade to get Kent to San Francisco.

Los Angeles Dodgers News / Los Angeles Dodgers on SI / December 11

Dodgers Notes: Ex-Twins Manager Joins Front Office, Former Infielder Enters Hall of Fame, More

Former Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent was shockingly elected to the Hall of Fame, joining the contemporary wing. Kent spent four years with the Dodgers after coming over from the San Francisco Giants, closing out his storied career with Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Dodgers News / Los Angeles Dodgers on SI / December 10

Former Dodgers Infielder Gets Surprise Election to Hall of Fame

Jeff Kent probably won't have an "LA" logo on his Hall of Fame plaque someday. He hit nearly half of his 375 career home runs as the primary second baseman in San Francisco from 1997-2002.

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Los Angeles Dodgers News / True Blue LA / December 10

Dodgers notes: Edwin Díaz, Rocco Baldelli, Jeff Kent

The winter meetings are already in full swing, and the Dodgers have secured their first major splash of the offseason in former New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz.

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25 MLB players on the brink of stardom in 2026

The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.

Los Angeles Dodgers News / Dodger Blue / December 8

Former Dodgers All-Star Jeff Kent Elected To Hall Of Fame By Contemporary Baseball Era Committee

Jeff Kent, who spent four of his 17 MLB seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame through the Contemporary Era committee on Sunday night at the 2025 Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla.

MLB News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / December 8

Blue Jays Launched Superstar Jeff Kent's Eventual Hall of Fame Career

Jeff Kent has the Toronto Blue Jays to thank for drafting him, giving his first Major League shot and helping him launch his eventual Baseball Hall of Fame career.

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Los Angeles Dodgers News / Field Level Media / December 7

Contemporary Era committee elects Jeff Kent to Baseball Hall of Fame

Second baseman Jeff Kent was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era committee on Sunday. Seven other former Major League Baseball greats, including Kent's ex-teammate Barry Bonds, did not receive enough votes from the 16-member group.

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Los Angeles Dodgers News / Bluejaysnation / December 7

Former Blue Jay Jeff Kent elected into Baseball Hall of Fame

A former Toronto Blue Jay will enter the Hall of Fame. No, it wasn’t Carlos Delgado, who received only nine of the needed 12 votes. Instead, it was Jeff Kent who will enter Cooperstown later this summer.