Adrian Beltre, who played 21 years in the majors, amassed over 3,000 hits and 400 homers during his career as a Gold Glove third baseman. ... So, when the Rangers signed Beltre, ...

Texas Rangers Adrian Beltre (29) hugs his son Adrian Jr. and daughters Canila and Cassandra (right) after they dropped the banner on his 3,000 career hit in the fourth inning at Globe Life Park in ...

Beltre, who started his career with the Dodgers, is one of three players to earn baseball's highest honor on Tuesday. How an injury helped turn Adrián Beltré into a Hall of Famer - Los Angeles Times ...

The one-time prodigy who was signed (illegally) at 15 years old authored his best work 15 years later. Beltré is the only player in MLB history with at least 3,000 hits and 450 homers while ...

Texas 3B Adrian Beltre drops to a knee as he hits a homer in the sixth inning during Game 5 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Monday, Oct. 24 ...

Beltre hit 48 home runs in 2004. Tracy insists that if intangibles were counted in the MVP race, there’s a case to be made that he should have won the MVP that year instead of Barry Bonds ...

That’s when he joined the Rangers at age 31—even though they would have rather signed Cliff Lee, and even though Beltre’s own preference was to join the Angels.

ARLINGTON (AP) — Adrian Beltre just wanted to work hard, be consistent and earn respect in the game. As a young player, he never even thought about historical numbers like 3,000 hits. "Never in ...

When Adrian Beltre came to Boston as a free agent in 2010, his career was shaping up to be something of a disappointment. ... Beltre signed a five-year, $64 million deal with the Seattle Mariners.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Adrián Beltré for $23,000 when he was just 15 years old. It turns out that this was not only an all-time bargain, it also was illegal — teams were not allowed to ...