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Adrián Beltré was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on April 7, 1979. Adrián Beltré is credited as a professional baseball player. The age as of 2026 is 47. Listed accolades include Major League Baseball All-Star (2010), Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (2014), Rawlings Gold Glove Award (2007) and 3 more. The listed height is 180 cm.
My Take
Adrián Beltré is genuinely one of my favorite players to ever put on a glove, and I'll die on that hill. He came up with the Dodgers as a teenager out of Santo Domingo and spent over two decades proving he belonged in the same conversation as Brooks Robinson and Mike Schmidt at third base. Four Gold Gloves, a Silver Slugger, and a career that hit its true stride once he landed in Texas — watching him vacuum up grounders with that low, almost absurd crouch, or launch home runs from his knees when pitchers dared to go low, never got old. What sealed it for me was the personality: the running bit with Elvis Andrus and the head-patting gag showed a guy who genuinely loved being out there. The 2024 Hall of Fame induction felt less like a formality and more like the sport finally saying out loud what fans already knew.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Adrián Beltré
- Name (Japanese)
- エイドリアン・ベルトレ
- Reading
- えいどりあん・べるとれ
- Born
- April 7, 1979 (age 47)
- Origin
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Height
- 180 cm
- Occupation
- professional baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star
- 2014 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
- 2007 Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- 2004 Silver Slugger Award
- 2021 Texas Rangers Hall of Fame
- 2024 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Adrián Beltré born?
Adrián Beltré was born on April 7, 1979 and is 47 years old.
Where is Adrián Beltré from?
Adrián Beltré is from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
What does Adrián Beltré do?
Adrián Beltré works as professional baseball player.
How tall is Adrián Beltré?
Adrián Beltré is 180 cm tall.
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