# Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame inductions

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/latin-american-baseball-hall-of-fame-inductions
> Updated: 2026-09-02T14:55:00.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

The Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame announced the election of four new members for its XIII Class of Exaltation in the Contemporary Players category. The inductees include Dominican players Albert Pujols and Edwin Encarnación, Puerto Rican catcher Yadier Molina, and Venezuelan Magglio Ordóñez.

According to the Hall of Fame’s Circle of Chroniclers, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina tied for first place in the voting. Ordóñez and Encarnación followed in third and fourth place. The selection process evaluated the athletes' careers, sporting merits, and historical impact.

The formal induction ceremony is scheduled for December 2026 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Executive Director Robinson Paredes stated that the selected class represents “the highest excellence of Latin American baseball on the world’s most demanding stages.”

## Timeline

### 2026-09-02: Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame inducts four legends

Magglio Ordóñez, Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, and Edwin Encarnación have been selected for the Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame, with induction set for December 2026 in Puerto Rico.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/latin-american-baseball-hall-of-fame-inducts-four-legends

### 2026-08-31: Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame elects four new members

Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, Edwin Encarnación, and Magglio Ordóñez have been elected to the Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame, with induction set for December 2026 in Puerto Rico.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/latin-american-baseball-hall-of-fame-elects-four-new-members

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