Newly-Minted Hall of Famer is in Incredible Group in Baseball History
Former Seattle Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre was officially inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday afternoon. He went in alongside Todd Helton, Joe Mauer and manager Jim Leyland.
Though Beltre is most remembered for his tenure with the Texas Rangers, he did spend five of his 21 years with the Mariners, playing in Seattle from 2005-2009.
Beltre signed a five-year, $64 million contract to join the Mariners and performed admirably, if not spectacularly. He hit more than 100 homers in his Mariners tenure and won a Gold Glove in both 2007 and 2008.
Beltre is also part of an elite group in baseball history, according to @JayHayKid of the "Baseball is Dead" podcast:
Adrián Beltré is 1 of 5 players in MLB history with 400+ HR, 600+ 2B and 100+ SB, along with Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Carl Yastrzemski and Albert Pujols.
Adrián Beltré is 1 of 5 players in MLB history with 400+ HR, 600+ 2B and 100+ SB, along with Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Carl Yastrzemski and Albert Pujols.
— nugget chef (@jayhaykid) July 21, 2024
That's certainly incredible company to be in with every one of those players Hall of Fame talents. Beltre is entering the Hall of Fame as a member of the Rangers, there was certainly a heavy Mariners presence there as Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez were in attendance.
Griffey Jr. and Beltre played together during the 2009 season as Griffey Jr. returned back to Seattle for a year and a half in 2009 and 2010.
As for the current Mariners, they are trying to avoid being swept by the division-rival Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon. First pitch from T-Mobile Park is 1:10 p.m. PT.
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