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At just 19 years old, Beltré made his big league debut for the Dodgers in an Interleague matchup vs. the Angels. He immediately made an impact, lacing an RBI double down the left-field line.
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A few days later, Beltré launched his first career home run, and it came against his future team in Arlington. The two-run shot broke open the scoring for the Dodgers to begin Beltré’s first road trip with a win.
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Beltré hit a grand slam for his 48th home run. He led the Majors in home runs in his final season with the Dodgers, hitting more than Adam Dunn (46), Albert Pujols (46), Barry Bonds (45) and Manny Ramírez (43).
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One of the best moments of Beltré’s career in Seattle, the third baseman hit for the cycle against the Rangers while with the Mariners.
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Beltré made an immediate impact that carried on to the postseason. He delivered one of the best single-game performances ever when he homered three times in Game 4 of the AL Division Series vs. the Rays to send the Rangers to their second straight Championship Series.
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In Game 5, Beltré launched his first World Series home run, dropping to his right knee and crushing a breaking ball into the left-field stands. Texas won the game to take a 3-2 series lead before falling in seven games to St. Louis.
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In Texas’ 8-3 loss to Cleveland, Beltré became the 52nd member of the 400-homer club.
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At 36 years old, Beltré joined John Reilly, Babe Herman and Bob Meusel as the only four players to accomplish the feat three times. Christian Yelich and Trea Turner have since joined the club.
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Texas missed the playoffs in back-to-back years before it came down to the wire in 2015. In Game 162, Beltré launched a two-run shot in the fifth inning against the Angels. The Rangers took the lead and secured the AL West.
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One of the most iconic moments of Beltré’s career happened before he even stepped into the batter’s box. Asked by the umpire to stand inside the on-deck circle, the third baseman instead dragged the circle to where he was standing and was ejected from the game.
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Beltré became the 31st player in Major League history to reach 3,000 hits and the first Dominican-born player to do so. He is the only third baseman in MLB history to record both 3,000 career hits and 400 homers.
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Beltré received a whopping 95.1% votes on just his 1st ballot, cementing himself a place in Cooperstown and as a forever legend. He joins Nolan Ryan and Ivan Rodriguez as the 3rd member to don a Rangers cap.