Adrian Beltre beat out a play at first and brought back the Rangers' famous antlers
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Adrián Beltré is always worth talking about. Whether we are raving about his playing abilities or gushing over him being, well -- Beltre -- we are happy to follow him around and see what he's going to do next. And on Friday night, he gave the baseball world, and Rangers fans, a fun blast from the past.
In the bottom of the fourth inning during the Rangers', 5-4, win over the Orioles, Beltre hit a grounder to O's third baseman Tim Beckham, and he beat it out. After that, he gave us antlers:
That's weird, right? Well no, not exactly. There's some history behind it -- and it stretches to 2010, when the "Claw and Antlers" craze became ever-so-popular among the Rangers, who were the runners-up in the World Series. The same season, outfielder Josh Hamilton received American League MVP honors. Needless to say, the squad had a great year.
Then-second baseman Ian Kinsler talked about the origins of the antlers claiming it had been around for a while and Nelson Cruz may have been the originator:
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In an article in The Dallas News, infielder Julio Borbon said it created a lot of chemistry and said it "was like a long-distance high-five."
It was such a fun time for Rangers fans back in those days, why not relive it? Especially at the hands of Beltre.