ARLINGTON -- Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was presented with the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity before Thursday's game. He is the first Rangers player to win the award since its inception in 1955.
The award is presented annually by Phi Delta Theta to a Major League Baseball player who best exemplifies the giving character of Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig, a member of the fraternity's Columbia University chapter. The award is permanently maintained at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Adrian Beltre was honored before tonight's game as the 2015 Lou Gehrig Award Winner.