Vladimir Guerrero becomes 15th member of Angels Hall of Fame

Vladimir Guerrero, one of the most beloved players in Los Angeles Angels history, is about to take his place among the franchise's all-time greats.

The Angels announced Monday that Guerrero will become the 15th member of the team's Hall of Fame later this summer. Guerrero will officially be welcomed into the Angels Hall in a ceremony at Angel Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 26, prior to their game against the Houston Astros.

The 42-year-old Guerrero only played six of his 16 big-league seasons with the Angels franchise (he played more years in Montreal), but his tenure in Anaheim contained some of the most memorable moments of his career. In his first year with the club, Guerrero won the 2004 AL MVP in a runaway vote; he'd go on to make four All-Star appearances and win four Silver Sluggers in an Angels uniform, helping the team to five playoff berths.

Guerrero hit .319/.381/.546 with 173 home runs, 616 RBIs, 194 doubles, 52 stolen bases, and 304 walks over his six years as an Angel. He was also one of the club's top performers in the playoffs, posting a .740 OPS and two homers in 126 postseason plate appearances with the club.

Guerrero fell just short of election to the Baseball Hall of Fame earlier this year when he garnered 71.7 percent of the vote in his first appearance on the ballot. He's also scheduled to be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame later this month.

Other members of the Angels Hall of Fame, established by the club in 1988, include Cooperstown inductees Nolan Ryan and Rod Carew, and former All-Stars Garret Anderson and Tim Salmon.