Adrian Beltre
Adrian Beltre
Adrián Beltré Pérezis a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. He is known for his prodigious defensive and offensive capabilities, being selected four times each for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Silver Slugger Award, and MLB All-Star Game. He bats and throws right-handed...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 April 1979
CitySanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
close expected people
A lot of people expected a lot of things and they should. Sexson's probably doing better than what people think. I'm not doing close to what people think. But that's baseball.
defense games hard paid plays pride small work
The way I'm hitting, I'd better make those plays. This year, I'm getting paid for my defense. I work hard at it, I take pride in it. In games like this, small plays make a difference.
trying balls kind
Byrd has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He threw a lot of strikes, worked it inside and out, threw breaking balls for strikes behind in the count.
worry trying bullets
But the Twins opened the fifth with their second and third hits, and Beltre helped Hernandez by taking his bullet throw for a force at third on a bunt try. I felt it, ... My only worry was that he didn't throw me a sinker. He threw hard, but a good fastball.
support i-can immigrants
I'm an immigrant myself. I'd probably support it, but I can't do much.
home plates feels
When you go to home plate with a lot of confidence, you feel that you can hit any pitch.
play get-better way
I have to get better, but I can't change the way I play.
want lasts firsts
I want to be consistent from the first day of the season to the last.
games hitting my-favorite
I love hitting-that's my favorite part of the game.
cocky
I'm confident, but not so confident that I'm cocky.
rookies excuse young
I'm not a rookie anymore-no more excuses about being young.
years excuse
2004 has to be my year. No more excuses.
hard-work pride games
I work hard on my defense. It's something I take pride in, but it's nothing that I want to brag about. It's part of my game.
play-hard play hard
I don't like to play slow or softly. I like to play hard. Always.