At some point, Adrian Beltre will no longer be good at playing baseball. That time is not yet here and for that we should all be thankful. Now 38 years old, Beltre missed most of the first two months with a calf injury and, at his age, any significant injury makes you wonder if that's the one that will start his decline.
For now, it appears Beltre remains a young 38, just as he was a young 37 in 2016. In 24 games since returning from the DL, he's hitting .303/.373/.562. And in the ninth inning on Tuesday, he crushed a Cody Allen high heater to give the Texas Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians.