Adrian Beltre got his 3,000th hit on Sunday, an absolutely amazing feat only achieved by 30 other players ever. If you are unfamiliar with Adrian Beltre, he is loved by everyone in baseball, and this clip encapsulates it perfectly.
Adrian Beltre cup-checks Adam Jones as a reminder to never touch his head
Don’t test Beltre, especially when it comes to touching his head.
Congratulating Beltre on his 3,000th career hit were the Baltimore Orioles, and mid-hug, Adam Jones committed the ultimate no-no with Beltre — touching his head.
The Rangers usually attempt to touch Beltre’s head after a home run or something, and it ends like they all do.
We’ve seen opponents successfully do it, and it usually ends with similar repercussions like we saw today. Nobody is safe!
We’ve also seen it end worse like when Beltre just said, ‘eff it,’ and threw his glove at someone for doing it.
The one rare exception in Beltre’s 20-year career was last year during Prince Fielder’s retirement announcement (single tear).
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Thousands of years from now, will humans speak of Beltre’s head the way we speak of Achilles’ heel? God I hope so.
