It was a day of mixed emotions for Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre. With Sunday's start, Beltre became the all-time leader in games played among Dominicans. He celebrated by getting ejected from the contest. Let's ignore that last part for a second, and focus on Beltre's accomplishment. It's quite the feat. The 36-year-old Beltre has now played in 2,528 games in the majors. He passed Julio Franco, who played in 2,527 games over his 23-year career. [ Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today! ] Beltre, obviously, should be able to put some distance between the top spot moving forward. He not only will finish out this season with the Rangers, but the club already picked up his option for 2016. While injuries sapped his production this year, there's a chance Beltre will play beyond 2016 if he can improve on his performance moving forward. As Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News notes, Beltre, who rarely acknowledges his own accomplishments, was pretty happy to hit this milestone . "I'm proud of it," Beltre said earlier this week. "I'm accomplishing things I never even thought about. It means I've been healthy and able to compete for a long time. But...
Adrian Beltre sets record for most games played by a Dominican
Published August 23, 2015 at 6:35 PM
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