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Adrian Beltre Becomes 31st MLB Player to Join 3,000-Hit Club

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre became the 31st player in Major League Baseball history to reach 3,000 career hits with his double in the fourth inning against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.

Beltre is one of the youngest ever to reach the historical mark, per MLB Stat of the Day:

MLB Stat of the Day

Adrian Beltre is the 31st member of the 3,000-hit club – and one of the 10 youngest to get there. https://t.co/AioQyk8zsr #Beltre3k https://t.co/5qYQCXvys1

Now in his 20th MLB season, Beltre has been one of the best all-around players of his generation.