3B Adrian Beltre could miss the rest of the regular season due to a hamstring injury that will sideline him at least four weeks. The 38-year-old Beltre was injured while fielding a ball during Thursday's loss to the Houston Astros. An MRI exam conducted Friday showed that Beltre suffered a Grade 2 strain. The Rangers have 29 games remaining in the regular season entering Friday's contest against the Los Angeles Angels. Slugger Joey Gallo is starting Friday's game at third base.

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre could miss the rest of the regular season due to a hamstring injury that will sideline him at least four weeks.The 38-year-old Beltre was injured while fielding a ball during Thursday's loss to the Houston Astros. An MRI exam conducted Friday showed that Beltre suffered a Grade 2 strain.The Rangers have 29 games remaining in the regular season entering Friday's contest against the Los Angeles Angels. Slugger Joey Gallo is starting Friday's game at third base.Beltre is batting .315 with 16 homers and 66 RBIs in 80 games.Texas recalled third baseman Will Middlebrooks from Triple-A Round Rock to help plug the hole at third base.--Michael Fulmer, Detroit's de facto pitching ace with the departure of Justin Verlander, will miss at least two starts with a recurrence of numbness in his pitching fingers.Fulmer, a right-hander, is scheduled to see Dr. James Andrews next week, ostensibly to determine whether surgery is needed to correct his ulnar nerve. Inflammation... [More]

3B Adrian Beltre left Thursday's game in the fifth inning with an strained left hamstring as he was fielding a ground ball. He'll undergo an MRI on Friday to determine the severity of the injury. He has been a key bat for Texas, a month after he got his 3,000th career hit.

3B Adrian Beltre left Thursday's game against the Astros with a left hamstring strain and will undergo an MRI exam Friday. According to Beltre, the prognosis is gloomy. "It's not good," Beltre told reporters after Thursday's game when asked about his pain level. Beltre had fielded a ground ball in the seventh inning and was about the throw to first when he pulled up quickly, resulting in an infield single. Manager Jeff Banister would only say that Beltre was in enough pain to leave the game and didn't want to speculate on anything more than that. "I never strained my hamstring playing defense before, so that's a first," Beltre said.

The Los Angeles Angels acquired outfielder Justin Upton from the Detroit Tigers on Thursday ahead of the waiver trade deadline, Jon Morosi of MLB Network and FOX Sports reported. The Tigers will receive right-hander Grayson Long and a low-level player to be named later in the deal, per Morosi. The Angels also will reportedly receive cash to cover part of Upton's 2017 salary. Additionally, the Angels announced that outfielder Cameron Maybin was awarded to the Houston Astros on a waiver claim. Upton, 30, is a four-time All-Star in his 11th major league season. He is batting .279 with 28 home runs and 94 RBIs through 125 games this year. --Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre exited the series finale against the Houston Astros with a left hamstring injury and will undergo an MRI exam on Friday. "It's not good," Beltre told reporters after Thursday's game when asked about his pain level. Beltre had fielded a ground ball in the seventh inning and was about to make the throw to first when... [More]

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre exited Thursday's series finale against the Houston Astros with a left hamstring injury and will undergo an MRI exam on Friday.According to Beltre, the prognosis is gloomy."It's not good," Beltre told reporters after Thursday's game when asked about his pain level.Beltre had fielded a ground ball in the seventh inning and was about to make the throw to first when he pulled up quickly, resulting in an infield single. Beltre walked off the field on his own, with Drew Robinson coming in from left field to replace him as part of a three-way defensive switch. Manager Jeff Banister would only say that Beltre was in enough pain to leave the game and didn't want to speculate on anything more than that."I never strained my hamstring playing defense before, so that's a first," Beltre said.Beltre, who got his 3,000th career hit last month, finished 0-for-2 with a walk in the Rangers' 5-1 loss. The four-time All-Star is batting .315 with 16 home runs and 66 RBIs this season.The three-game series between the Rangers and Astros was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey.

3B Adrian Beltre went 1-for-4 with a two-run double and three RBIs on Saturday afternoon in an 8-3 loss to Oakland. Beltre is batting .309 with 18 doubles, one triple, 16 home runs and 63 RBIs. He's one of five Rangers with at least 60 RBIs.

3B Adrian Beltre delivered an RBI single in the six-run fourth inning. The hit was the 3,021st for Beltre, which moved him into sole possession of 27th on the all-time hit list. The RBI also moved him past Chipper Jones and into 30th on the all-time list with 1,624. Beltre finished 2-for-3 and is one hit behind Lou Brock for a share of the 26th spot.

3B Adrian Beltre went 1-for-4 on Friday and moved up on the career hit list. The hit was the 3,020th in Beltre's career, which tied him for 27th with Rafael Palmeiro.

3B Adrian Beltre went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Texas' 12-6 victory over Detroit on Wednesday. The homer was the 458th of his career, one back of Miguel Cabrera for 37th all-time. He has 1,623 RBIs, tying Chipper Jones for 30th all-time.

3B Adrian Beltre hit his 457th career homer in the sixth inning. He went 2-for-3 and has multiple hits in four straight games for the first time since Sept. 8-11, 2016. His current hit streak stands at eight games, over which he's batting .419 with three homers and 11 RBIs.

3B Adrian Beltre recorded his third straight multi-hit game, extending his hitting streak to seven games. He doubled in the fifth inning, giving him 607 for his career and moving him into sole possession of 13th-most all-time. It also gave him sole possession of 20th all-time in extra-base hits with 1,100. He's collected 3,013 career hits, 28th all-time and seven shy of Rafael Palmeiro's 3,020. Beltre is also just five RBIs short of tying Chipper Jones for 30th all-time with 1,623.

3B Adrian Beltre moved up baseball's all-time hit list again on Wednesday, when he went 2-for-5 in the Rangers' 5-1 win over the Mets. Beltre's second hit, a sixth-inning single, was the 3,008th of his career and moved him into sole possession of 29th place ahead of Hall of Famer Al Kaline. Wade Boggs (3,010 hits) is next on the list. Beltre, who reached 3,000 hits on July 30, is batting .295 with 11 homers and 43 RBIs in 60 games this season.

Longtime umpire Joe West was given the thumb on Tuesday with a three-game suspension from Major League Baseball after he called out Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre as one of the biggest complainers among the players.West's comments came in a USA Today story to mark the umpire's 5,000 games in the big leagues. The suspension was announced by the World Umpires Association."Every pitch you call that's a strike, he says, 'Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!' I had a game with him recently and the pitch was right down the middle. He tells me, 'That ball is outside,'" West said in the story."I told him, 'You may be a great ballplayer, but you're the worst umpire in the league. You stink,'" West also said.Major League Baseball did not comment on the suspension.The 64-year-old West, MLB's senior umpire, was scheduled to work a series that started Tuesday night between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks.According the umpires association, the suspension letter was dated Aug. 3."Joe West is... [More]

3B Adrian Beltre opened the scoring in Sunday's loss in Minnesota with his 10th homer of the season but nearly had a bad accident later in the game. Beltre was sitting along the railing in the third inning when Mike Napoli hit a sharp foul ball back to the dugout. The ball bounced once and hit Beltre in the head. He disappeared quickly down the tunnel and wasn't seen for several minutes. Beltre underwent concussion testing and was able to stay in the game. He came back out for his fifth-inning plate appearance. He said after the game that he has a small bump on his head but that he was feeling fine.

3B Adrian Beltre's matchup with Minnesota RHP Bartolo Colon on Friday was one for the ages. Beltre singled in two runs in the first inning and now has 18 career RBIs against Colon, the second-most of any player behind Alex Rodriguez's 20. The 38-year-old Beltre made his major league debut a year after the 44-year-old Colon. Beltre's six homers and the 18 RBIs are the most he has tallied against any individual pitcher. He is batting .269 (21-for-78) in his career against Colon. It's the third-most at-bats against one pitcher for Beltre. He's faced Jered Weaver 93 times and Kevin Millwood 84 times.

3B Adrian Beltre, who collected his 3,000th career Sunday, was named American League co-player of the week along with Seattle RHP James Paxton. In addition to reaching the milestone, Beltre hit .478 for the week with five runs scored, three doubles, a homer and five RBIs. This marks the sixth weekly honor in Beltre's career. Beltre went 1-for-4 Monday and moved into sole possession of 30th on the all-time hits list.

3B baseman Adrian Beltre became the 31st player in history to record 3,000 hits Sunday when he ripped a bouncing double down the third base line in the bottom of the fourth inning against the Orioles. Beltre became both the first player in a Rangers uniform to reach 3,000 hits, and the first player to reach the milestone playing in Arlington. Beltre also became the first Dominican-born player to reach 3,000 hits in his career. The double was Beltre's 605th, tying Brewers great Paul Molitor for 14th on the all-time doubles list.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre made history on Sunday, but the Baltimore Orioles got out of town with a 10-6 victory over Texas on Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series.Beltre became the 31st player to collect 3,000 career hits when he doubled in the fourth inning.However, the Orioles got to Rangers starter Martin Perez (5-9) his second time through the Baltimore lineup, tagging Perez with eight earned runs before he was lifted in favor of reliever Jeremy Jeffress in the fifth.Welington Castillo had four RBIs for Baltimore, Jonathan Schoop knocked in three runs, and Manny Machado collected three hits.Blue Jays 11, Angels 10TORONTO -- Steve Pearce hit his second walk-off grand slam of the week, and Toronto scored seven runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat Los Angeles.Pearce also had a game-ending grand slam Thursday to beat the Oakland Athletics. Toronto avoided a three-game sweep by Los Angeles with the biggest ninth-inning comeback win in... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre became the 31st player in Major League Baseball history to record 3,000 hits Sunday when he ripped a bouncing double on a 3-0 pitch down the third base line in the bottom of the fourth inning against the Baltimore Orioles.Fans throughout Gobe Life Park had their cellphones out, recording the moment for posterity. After all, Beltre became the first player in a Rangers uniform to reach 3,000 hits, and the first player to reach the milestone in Arlington.Beltre also became the first Dominican-born player to reach 3,000 hits in his career. The double was Beltre's 605th, tying Milwaukee Brewers great Paul Molitor and the Pittsburgh Pirates' Paul Waner for 13th on the all-time doubles list.Two batters later, Rangers second baseman Roughned Odor drove in Beltre and Nomar Mazara, who drew a walk before Beltre's historic at-bat.