Adrian Beltre Announces Retirement After 21 Seasons

Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre announced his retirement on Tuesday following 21 seasons in Major League Baseball.

Beltre, 39, was a four-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger and five-time Gold Glove winner.

"After careful consideration and many sleepless night, I have made the decision to retire from I've been doing my whole life, which is playing baseball, the game I love," Beltre said. "I have thought about it a lot and although I appreciate all the opportunities and everything that baseball has given me, it's time to call it a career."

Beltre spent seven seasons with the Dodgers, five with the Mariners and one with the Red Sox before playing the final eight years of his career on…