Joe Mauer’s Hall of Fame support on publicly-revealed ballots has grown over the past week as more and more ballots from Baseball Writers’ Association of America members have trickled out.

As the deadline for writers to submit their votes arrives — ballots must be signed and completed by Dec. 31 —  the former Twins star’s chances of getting inducted into Cooperstown on the first ballot have seemingly risen.

As of early Saturday morning, 91 ballots had been counted by X user Ryan Thibodaux (@NotMrTibbs), whose tracker showed Mauer with 81.3 percent support with an estimated 23.7 percent of ballots revealed. A week earlier, Mauer was drawing support on 76.3 percent of revealed ballots with around 9.9 percent of the vote tracked.

His percentage is second to just Adrián Beltré (97.8 percent) among the 26 players on the ballot and above the 75 percent needed for entry into the Hall of Fame.

While he’s drawing plenty of support on the first-revealed ballots, players often lose percentage points when all results are revealed, as voters who wish to remain anonymous often opt for fewer selections on their ballots. But it’s a strong sign that if Mauer does not get in this time around — his first turn on the ballot — he will take his place in Cooperstown within the next couple of years.

Hall of Fame voting results will be revealed on Jan. 23 during a show live from Cooperstown on MLB Network at 5 p.m. CT. As of Saturday, Beltré, Mauer, Todd Helton and Billy Wagner currently had more than 75 percent of the vote.

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