After 21 seasons and over 3,000 hits Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre has announced his retirement.
In a statement in which he thanked his family, fans, agents, the Rangers and Tommy Lasorda, Beltre, who will turn 40 in April, said it's simply "time to call it a career."
"After careful consideration and many sleepless nights, I have made the decision to retire from what I've been doing for my whole life, which is playing baseball, the game I love," Beltre said.
The native of the Dominican Republic is a strong candidate to make the Hall of Fame.