Stats: 2,933 G, 116 OPS+, 3,166 H, 477 HR, 1,707 RBI, 1,524 R, 121 SB, 93.5 WAR
Accolades: 4x All-Star, 5x Gold Glove, 4x Silver Slugger
Adrián Beltré was a phenom when he first broke into the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers, making his MLB debut shortly after his 19th birthday.
He hit .334/.388/.629 with 48 home runs, 121 RBI and 9.6 WAR in a contract year in 2004, earning him a five-year, $64 million deal from the Seattle Mariners in free agency. However, his time in Seattle proved to be disappointing, and he settled for a one-year deal with the Boston Red Sox when he hit the open market again at age 31.
From that lone season in Boston in 2010 through the end of his career in 2018, he hit .307/.358/.514 for a 130 OPS+ with 1,466 hits, 227 home runs, 801 RBI and 48.9 WAR to go from solid player to likely first-ballot Hall of Famer.
His 3,166 hits are the most ever by a third baseman, and he was also the first Dominican-born player to reach the 3,000-hit mark. He'll appear on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time in 2024.
