How to watch baseball’s Hall of Fame announcement

Here is how Chipper Jones compares to other Hall of Fame third basemen in four key stats. HITS George Brett (1973-1993, Royals): 3,154 Wade Boggs (1982-99, Red Sox, Yankees, Rays): 3,010 Chipper Jones (1993-2012, Braves): 2,726 Eddie Mathews (1952-68, Braves, Astros, Tigers): 2,315 Mike Schmidt (1972-89, Phillies): 2,234 RBI Chipper Jones: 1,623 George Brett: 1,596 Mike Schmidt: 1,595 Eddie Mathews: 1,435 Wade Boggs: 1,014 HOME RUNS Mike Schmidt: 548 Eddie Mathews: 512 Chipper Jones

Here’s what you should know about the announcement of the 2018 National Baseball Hall of Fame class:

When: Today, 6 p.m.

How to watch: Vote will be announced live on the MLB Network.

Who: Former Braves stars Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones are among 19 players on the ballot for the first time. Fourteen players are returning to the ballot including former Braves Fred McGriff, Gary Sheffield and Billy Wagner.

What's next: Any electees will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame July 29 in Cooperstown, N.Y.

WSB Channel 2's Zach Klein and the AJC's Jeff Schultz will discuss today's vote live on Facebook (WSB, AJC and Atlanta Braves News Now) beginning at 6 p.m.