Elvis Andrus’s Best Friend Retires
Photo: Tom Pennington (Getty Images) Adrian Beltre, who played for four major-league teams over 21 seasons, announced his retirement Tuesday. There are other places where you can find informed analysis of just how good he was, when he’ll get into the Hall of Fame, and where he ranks in a list of all-time third basemen. That’s all valuable and worth discussing, but mostly I want to remember the head touching. This message from Beltre’s teammate, Rangers shortstop, and frequent head-toucher Elvis Andrus is endearing and poignant: The on-field rapport between these two talented players was...
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