COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Hall of Famers take their spots on the stage here in random order. It is fitting for a place where all members are considered equals. There is no higher honor, no distinctions among the immortals.David Ortiz, the big slugger, batted leadoff on Sunday, the first of the record 60 Hall of Famers in attendance. Rod Carew, an elite top-of-the-order hitter, was introduced much later. He is 80 and cannot move like the kid who used to love stealing home. Ortiz, who is three decades younger, rose from his chair and gently helped Carew to his seat.Ortiz, of course, was a titan for the Boston Red Sox. But he reached the majors with the Minnesota Twins, Carew’s primary team, and they are brothers in that fraternity. Single-team stars have a special glow, but most players get around — and the smart ones take things from everywhere.This year’s class was especially active in its travels. Carlos Beltrán played for seven teams, Jeff Kent played for six and Andruw Jones played for five. All are richer for the journey.“Every single teammate that I played with, you guys were so important to me,” Beltrán said from the podium at the Clark Sports Center. “One of the biggest blessings for me was that I played for many organizations.”At the start, Beltrán thought he might stay forever with the Kansas City Royals, like George Brett, who told him as a rookie that he could someday reach Cooperstown. But the Royals, who never won much with Beltrán, traded him to Houston in 2004.If he’d stayed with Kansas City, Beltrán might never have known that he was built for the postseason, where he slashed .307/.412/.609 for five teams. And he never would have signed with the New York Mets, the team he represents on his plaque and might soon lead as manager.“Every organization shaped (my) career; New York shaped my life,” Beltrán told the crowd. “It was here where I experienced my greatest success and some of my greatest challenges. … It represents a place where I became the best version of myself.”Carlos Beltrán’s Hall of Fame plaque will feature him wearing a Mets cap. (Gregory Fisher / Imagn Images)Beltrán had the most vocal supporters on Sunday, though fans from his native Puerto Rico seemed to cheer more heartily than those from Kansas City, New York or his other teams. The Hall estimated a crowd of 12,000; last year, with Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia as headliners, it was 30,000.