The iconic former Dominican player Adrián Beltré continues to receive distinctions for his outstanding career in Major League baseball and the most recent of which will be the induction into the Sports Hall of Fame of his native Dominican Republic in an event that will take place at the end of this year.
Through a statement issued this Tuesday, those in charge of the Dominican entity reported on the decision to immortalize the former Texas Rangers player in a ceremony to be held on November 18.
Beltré was recognized by several experts as one of the best third basemen that the Majors have seen in recent decades, and during his 21-season career, he was awarded five Gold Gloves and was selected to the Game four times. of stars.
Although his greatest achievements and the highest point of his performance were in baseball in the United States, he also played in the Professional Baseball League of the Dominican Republic (LIDOM) with the Estrellas Orientales.
But the Dominican’s achievements in the MLB were not only defensive, and he also shone with the wood, to the point of entering the selector group of 33 players with 3,000 or more hits, finishing his career in 17th place. list with a total of 3,166.
Likewise, he is one of six Major League players who has at least 3,000 hits, 600 doubles and 450 home runs. The group is completed by his compatriot Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, Carl Yastrzemski, Stan Musial and Hank Aaron.
The one born in Santo Domingo led the Majors in 2004 with 48 home runs. In this harvest he was awarded the first of his four Silver Bats.
Adrián Beltré ended his career in 2018, leaving a lifetime average of .286, with 477 home runs, 636 doubles, 1,707 runs batted in, 1,524 runs scored and an OPS of .819 in 21 seasons in which he wore the Los Angeles Dodgers uniforms. (1998-2004), Seattle Mariners (2005-2009), Boston Red Sox (2010) and Texas Rangers (2011-2018).
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