Fresh off his election to the Class of 2023 for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Scott Rolen is ready for his closeup. The seven-time All-Star third baseman is holding a news conference, and you can watch it live right now on MLB Network and on MLB.com.

Rolen's name was checked on 76.3% of ballots cast by voters from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, which was just enough. Eligible candidates need to receive at least 75% of the vote for election. Rolen was gathered with his wife, two kids and extended family grilling steaks when the big phone call came. He never got back to the grill.

“There was actually never a point in my life that I thought I was going to be a Hall of Fame baseball player. I think we can start there," Rolen said.

A star for 17 seasons from 1996-2012, Rolen played for the Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Reds, and he was a member of the ‘06 World Series championship team with St. Louis.

Viewed as the best defensive third baseman of his era, Rolen was an eight-time National League Gold Glove winner. That is good for fourth most all time among third basemen behind Brooks Robinson (16), Mike Schmidt (10) and Nolan Arenado (10).

Offensively, Rolen's credentials were also elite. A seven-time All-Star and the 1997 NL Rookie of the Year, he batted .281/.364/.490 with 2,077 hits, 316 home runs and 1,287 RBIs in his career. He is one of 35 hitters all time with at least 2,000 hits, 300 homers and 500 doubles. Of that group, Rolen became the 22nd to join the Hall of Fame.