When Adrian Beltre hits No. 3,000, his teammates will hunt for his head

It's a question not of if Adrian Beltre will reach 3,000 hits but of whether his Rangers teammates will smack him upside the head when he does.

If you're just tuning in, 20 seasons and 2,996 hits into what's sure to be a Hall of Fame career, the Texas third baseman does not like having his head touched -- like, ever.

He hates it so much that once, when teammate Elvis Andrus went in for a head-tap during a mound conference at Safeco Field in 2013, Beltre retaliated by taking his glove off and firing it at Andrus. He hates it so much that Ian Desmond, who was long known in D.C. as the guy who removes the home run hitter's helmet upon his return to the dugout, abandoned the ritual after signing…