Adrian Beltre has climbed to the top of the all-time hits chart for players native to Latin America.
The Texas Rangers third baseman opened the second inning Thursday with a sharp double to left field for career hit No. 3,054. It broke a tie for 25th place in MLB history with Rod Carew and broke a time for first among Latin American-born players.
Beltre, who is from the Dominican Republic, collected the record hit of Oakland A's right-hander Daniel Mengden, a former Texas A&M pitcher, and scored two batters later as Rougned Odor's line drive crunched Mengden in the lower right leg.