Adrian Beltre

Baseball / MLB Jan 26, 2019

Rangers to retire Adrian Beltre's No. 29

The Texas Rangers are retiring Adrian Beltre's number. The team revealed the plan Friday night at the end of its winter awards program. Beltre, who had 3,166 career hits, played the last eight of his 21 big league seasons for Texas before announcing his retirement ...

Baseball / MLB Aug 11, 2018

Yankees hurler Masahiro Tanaka roughed up, loses for first time since April

Masahiro Tanaka was tagged with his first loss since April 17 after allowing six runs over five-plus innings on Friday in the New York Yankees' 12-7 loss to the Texas Rangers. Tanaka (9-3) gave up six hits, including three homers, and three walks, while striking ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | HIT AND RUN Aug 7, 2017

Sakamoto has shot at historic hit total

by Jason Coskrey

It won't be long before the Yomiuri Giants' Shinnosuke Abe breaks through the 2,000-hit threshold. Abe has 1,994 now, so it's only a matter of time before he becomes the 49th player to reach the mark in NPB alone. Abe should be followed in short ...

Baseball / MLB Jul 31, 2017

Rangers star Beltre joins MLB's 3,000-hit club

Adrian Beltre had a feeling like none other he has experienced on a baseball field when he saw his three children coming toward him. Then they kept running to the wall in right-center field. Only after helping unveil a logo commemorating Beltre's 3,000th career hit ...