Andruw Jones has been officially inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, becoming the first player from Curaçao (a small Dutch Caribbean island) to receive the honour. Jones, who built his reputation as a power-hitting outfielder for the Atlanta Braves between 1996 and 2007, received his plaque and ring after securing the required 75 percent of votes on his ninth ballot since first becoming eligible in 2017. Now serving as head coach of the Kingdom of the Netherlands national baseball team, Jones noted the significance of the achievement for his homeland, saying there is "no easy route" to the Hall of Fame from "a small island more than 3,000 kilometres away."