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Adrian Beltre just wanted to work hard, be consistent and earn respect in the game. "Never in my mind did I think that I was going to be in the position where I'm at right now," Beltre said. Now 38 and in his 20th major league season, the Texas Rangers third baseman goes into a weekend series at home against Baltimore just four hits shy of 3,000 in his career. Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 6:41:pm EST

Adrian Beltre just wanted to work hard, be consistent and earn respect in the game. As a young player, he never even thought about historical numbers like 3,000 hits. "Never in my mind did I think that I was going to be in the position where I'm at right now," Beltre said. "If I tell you that, that I was, I'm lying. For me, I just wanted to be a good player. ... When you play for a long time, you accumulate stuff." Now 38 and in his 20th major league season, the Texas Rangers third baseman goes into a weekend series at home against Baltimore just four hits shy of 3,000 in his career. Only 30 other players have done that, with Ichiro Suzuki the only current active player in that club. Next will Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 2:45:pm EST

Via MiLB Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Alex Verdugo of the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Tuesday hit one of the wackiest home runs of the baseball season. In the bottom of the eighth inning, the minor-league centerfielder smacked a deep ball to right field. Continue to Article

July 26, 2017 10:07:am EST

Well, you certainly don’t see this every day. Dodgers prospect Alex Verdugo hit a home run, which is normal. What wasn’t normal is that the ball left the park because it hit the opposing outfielder right in the head and bounced over the right field wall. Seriously, watch it happen. It’s crazy. Boink! How right fielder Zach Borenstein managed to be right under the ball and not look up and catch it is a mystery, but the fact that he didn’t brought us the insanity and joy of this gif, which hasn’t gotten less cool to watch yet. Verdugo’s name has been thrown around the last few days in relation to the Dodgers potentially trading for Yu Darvish. After this “trick play” they might want to keep him Continue to Article

July 26, 2017 1:25:am EST

They are two rookies on very different career paths, but Cody Bellinger and Edward Paredes worked together beautifully Monday night to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. With the Dodgers down by a run in the eighth, it was Bellinger - cool as ever for someone who started the season as a 21 year old - who eased into the pressure moment and delivered the big blow, a three-run homer on an 0-2 pitch. ''We saw it early - there's no panic,'' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. Continue to Article

July 25, 2017 2:39:am EST