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Jurickson Profar turned around his hitting woes after a phone call to retired baseball wizard Adrian Beltre

Heading into the A's recent series against the Orioles, infielder Jurickson Profar was in the midst of a pretty rough offensive start to his time in Oakland: Through the A's weekend series in Houston, he was hitting just .106/.143/.170.

Seeking answers and some hitting advice to turn things around, Profar made a phone call. No, he didn't call a family member or someone within the A's organization.

He called Adrian Beltre, his former teammate with the Rangers who delighted us all for 21 seasons before retiring this past winter.

Sure enough, after chatting with Beltre, Profar had his best stretch so far as a member of the A's, picking up six hits in his next four games, including his first two homers of the season.

Now, I'm not saying that Profar's call to Beltre was directly responsible for his offensive turnaround, but I'm also not not saying that, either. They were teammates for all of Profar's six seasons in Texas, and Profar replaced Beltre in his final game as a Ranger last season. There's clearly a bond there.

Additionally, Beltre is a sort of baseball wizard, having done so much for so long at such a high level and earning a reputation around the league as one of the consummate professionals of his era, entertaining everybody the whole way.

Will Profar keep up this hot streak for the rest of the season? No, baseball is a game of ebb and flow, and players fluctuate between good stretches and rough stretches all the time. But it also shouldn't surprise anybody that a phone call with Adrian Beltre sparked a hot streak, considering he knows a thing or two about hitting.

Even in retirement, he still finds ways to make his presence felt.

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