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Each MLB team’s current Hall of Famer

By Benjamin Chase

ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 27: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim first baseman Albert Pujols (5) and center fielder Mike Trout (27) head for the dugout after both scored on an Angels hit in the seventh inning of a game against the New York Yankees played on April 27, 2018 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 27: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim first baseman Albert Pujols (5) and center fielder Mike Trout (27) head for the dugout after both scored on an Angels hit in the seventh inning of a game against the New York Yankees played on April 27, 2018 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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The MLB Hall of Fame will induct a stellar class this summer, and a number of active players are reaching major career milestones. Who is the active future Hall of Fame player for each organization?

According to MLB.com’s Statcast researcher Mike Petriello, there have been an average of 31 active future MLB Hall of Fame players per season each year since 1920. If we were to spread those active Hall of Fame players across all 30 MLB organizations, who would be the currently active player in each organization that would go into the Hall of Fame wearing his current team’s hat?

We will examine each organization from the minor leagues up through the major league roster. The only limiting factor is that a player must be going into the Hall of Fame wearing his current team’s hat. For instance, while Justin Verlander may have an excellent Hall of Fame case and may be one of the 31 active players that will someday have their busts adorning the Plaque Gallery in Cooperstown, he likely will not have an Astros hat depicted in his plaque, so he would not be eligible.

With that said, we’ll go in alphabetical order by team name, starting with the Angels and finishing with the Yankees!

Los Angeles Angels: Mike Trout

Not much debate on this one. Heck, if you take the things like Black Ink, Hall of Fame Monitor, and JAWS, Trout has already eclipsed the average MLB Hall of Famer’s career tallies in just his 8th season in the league. Every full season he’s played in the league, he’s finished in the top 5 in MVP balloting, winning twice.

With Trout at this point, it’s not a matter of whether he will get in. At just 26 years old, the question is truly whether he will end up doing it in an Angels hat. His contract runs through the 2020 season, which will be just his age 28 season and his 10th season in the league. If Trout were to play until he was 40, he could end up playing the majority of his career in another uniform, but the impact he’s made on the game with a halo on his cap will be enough that he’ll go in on the first ballot as an Angel.

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