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Adrian Beltre: Officially retires
Adrian Beltre announced his retirement Tuesday.The Rangers were open to bringing Beltre back for less money and in a lesser role, but the 39-year-old third baseman opted to call it a career. He sails into the sunset with a .286/.339/.480 slash line, 477 home runs, 3,166 hits and 84 fWAR, which is significantly boosted by his legendary defense at the hot corner. There is a good chance he gets voted into the Hall of Fame five years from now.
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Adrian Beltre: Undecided on future
Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said last week that he's been in touch with Adrian Beltre, but the third baseman has yet to decide if he wants to continue his playing career in 2019, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.Beltre will be a free agent this winter with the Rangers unwilling to extend him a qualifying offer, but the organization remains open to bringing the 39-year-old back at the right price if he's interested. in returning to Texas. Injuries have hampered Beltre in both of the past two seasons, so expect him to handle a part-time role at third base and/or log more extensive time at designated hitter in 2019 if he elects to join an American League club this offseason.
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Rangers' Adrian Beltre: Back in action Friday
Adrian Beltre (hip) returns to the lineup Friday against the Mariners, hitting fourth as the designated hitter.Beltre sat out Thursday's contest due to a lingering hip injury, but the issue was apparently a minor one as he missed just a single day. He's expected to play in each of the final three games of the season, games which could be the final ones of the 39-year-old's career.
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Rangers' Adrian Beltre: Out Thursday with hip issue
Adrian Beltre was held out Thursday against Seattle due to a lingering hip injury, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.Although the Texas Rangers are well out of playoff contention, interim manager Don Wakamatsu said he's hoping Beltre will manage to play in the final three games of the regular season. Beltre will be considered day-to-day moving forward.
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Rangers' Adrian Beltre: Gets breather Thursday
Adrian Beltre is not in the lineup Thursday against the Mariners.Beltre, who is hitting .276/.329/.671 with eight homers and 15 RBI through 21 games in September, will hit the bench for the second time in the last four games as the Texas Rangers look to give him some extra rest down the stretch. Jurickson Profar is starting at the hot corner in this one, with Joey Gallo serving as the DH.
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Rangers' Adrian Beltre: Not in lineup Monday
Adrian Beltre is not in the lineup Monday against the Angels.Beltre will get the night off as the Texas Rangers look to rest the veteran third baseman over the final week of the season. In his absence, Shin-Soo Choo is serving as the DH while Jurickson Profar is manning the hot corner.
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Rangers' Adrian Beltre: Will be rested over final week
Adrian Beltre will not be in the lineup every day over the final week of the season, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.Beltre will start Sunday, the Texas Rangers' home finale and possibly his final game in front of the fans in Arlington, then have his playing time managed over the final week on the road in Anaheim and Seattle. This is the time of year when managers like to give veterans a chance to reach milestones, but Beltre already achieved his Friday. The 39-year-old Beltre hit the 476th home run of his career, moving him past Stan Musial and Willie Stargell for 30th on the all-time list.
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Rangers' Adrian Beltre: Homers, collects five RBI
Adrian Beltre went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI and two runs in Friday's 8-3 victory over the Mariners.Friday's game between the Texas Rangers and Mariners was shortened by rain, but Beltre only needed three innings to collect all five of his RBI, as he connected on a three-run shot in the first inning and added a two-run single in the third. The 39-year-old third baseman has now homered in back-to-back games, and he owns a .276 batting average with 14 home runs and 61 RBI in 2018.
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Rangers' Adrian Beltre: Swats solo homer
Adrian Beltre went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo homer in Wednesday's loss to the Rays.Beltre put the Texas Rangers on the board with his solo shot off Ryan Yarbrough in the third inning, though it wouldn't be enough as the Rays exploded for nine runs en route to the win. The veteran third baseman is starting to heat up down the stretch, as he's hitting .283/.348/.683 with six homers and six doubles through 16 games in September.
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Rangers' Adrian Beltre: Gets day off
Adrian Beltre is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres.After starting 17 straight games and slashing .266/.338/.594 over that span, Beltre will head to the bench while Isiah Kiner-Falefa handles third base. Beltre battled a Grade 2 hamstring strain earlier during that stretch, but the Texas Rangers were able to find consistent at-bats by regularly deploying him at designated hitter. Though he's now healthier, Beltre will still likely move between DH and third base over the next couple weeks as the Rangers aim to keep him fresh.
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