Adrian Beltre passes Rod Carew for most hits by Latin-born player - MLB

With a double to lead off the top of the second inning during Thursday afternoon’s game against the Athletics, Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre passed Rod Carew for the most career hits by a Latin-born player. The double was Beltre’s 3,054th of his career. Beltre, of course, was born in the Dominican Republic. Carew was born in Panama.

Beltre is now in sole possession of 25th place on baseball’s all-time hits list. His next hit will tie him with Rickey Henderson in 24th plate. Craig Biggio will be Beltre’s next target after that, at 3,060.

Beltre, who turns 39 years old on Saturday, had struggled to begin the year, entering Thursday’s action batting .192 in 26 at-bats. He’s coming off of an impressive 2017 in which he hit .312 with a .915 OPS.

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OAKLAND, Calif. – Major League Baseball is looking into a video circulating on social media that appears to show Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon grab a fan by the shirt through the bleacher guardrails after Thursday night’s game in Oakland, a league spokesperson said Friday.

Rendon looks to have grabbed the fan’s shirt near his chest through the bars of the railing and exchanged words with him before appearing to take a swipe at the bill of the man’s ballcap and walking into the tunnel.

Angels spokesman Adam Chodzko says the team has no comment. The Angels do not play Friday, but the club expects Rendon to address the video Saturday in the clubhouse before the game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland.

The video shows the fan, dressed in A’s colors, approach the railing as Rendon turns toward him from the tunnel walkway below. Rendon then appears to grab the man’s shirt and ask him what he just said, accusing the fan of calling him a derogatory term before swiping at his ballcap.

The A’s won the game 2-1.