Adrian Beltre is just one big game away from baseball immortality.
The Texas Rangers veteran third baseman needs only four hits to reach the 3,000-hit milestone, something only 30 players have accomplished.
For more perspective, only five of those 30 players aren’t in the Baseball Hall of Fame, where Rangers catching legend Pudge Rodriguez will be inducted Sunday.
Of the five, two are certain Hall of Famers: Ichiro Suzuki, who is still active, and Derek Jeter, who will be eligible in 2020.
The other three, including all-time hit leader Pete Rose, former Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez and former Rangers first baseman Rafael Palmeiro, would all be elected if not for a ban from the game in Rose’s case, and steroid scandals marring the careers of the other two.