Adrián Beltré Pérez (born April 7, 1979) is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman. During his career, Beltré played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball. He is regarded as one of the greatest third basemen of all time.
Originally signed as an amateur free agent, Beltré made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1998 at age 19. He batted and threw right-handed. Beltré hit a major league-leading 48 home runs while playing for the Dodgers in 2004, was the team MVP of the Red Sox in 2010, played in the 2011 World Series as a member of the Rangers, and tied for the major league lead in hits in 2013. On July 30, 2017, he became the 31st player in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits and the first Dominican player to achieve that milestone. Beltré retired following the 2018 season with 3,166 career hits, 477 home runs, and 1,707 runs batted in.Having played 21 major league seasons and won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award five times, Beltré is notable for his defensive prowess and career longevity as well as his power hitting. He played in four MLB All-Star Games and won the Silver Slugger Award four times. Upon his retirement, Beltré was the only third baseman in history with both 3,000 career hits and 400 home runs. He retired as the all-time leader amongst third basemen in career hits and RBIs, and ranked third in home runs amongst third basemen. He is also the fifth major-leaguer to have hit at least 100 home runs for three different teams.
What is Adrián Beltré’s net worth?
Adrian Beltre is a retired professional baseball player from the Dominican Republic who has a net worth of $95 million. During his career, Adrian played third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers. Beltre began his MLB career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1998 and joined the Seattle Mariners in 2005. He had a short stint with the Boston Red Sox in 2010 and soon after joined the Texas Rangers in 2011. Considered one of the greatest third basemen in the history of the sport, Beltré won five Gold Gloves and four Silver Slugger Awards.
Career Earnings
Adrian retired in November 2018. During his career he earned $220 million in salary alone. That’s enough to make him one of the highest-paid players in MLB history in terms of total career earnings. Adrian was one of the highest-paid baseball players in several seasons of his career. In the 2013 season, his salary made him one of the 10 highest-paid players in the league.
Here’s a breakdown of Adrian Beltre’s salary by year:
- 1998 (Dodgers): $200,000
- 1999 (Dodgers): $275,000
- 2000 (Dodgers): $1,000,000
- 2001 (Dodgers): $4,000,000
- 2002 (Dodgers): $6,000,000
- 2003 (Dodgers): $9,000,000
- 2004 (Dodgers): $5,000,000
- 2005 (Mariners): $11,000,000
- 2006 (Mariners): $12,000,000
- 2007 (Mariners): $12,000,000
- 2008 (Mariners): $13,000,000
- 2009 (Mariners): $12,000,000
- 2010 (Red Sox): $10,000,000
- 2011 (Rangers): $14,000,000
- 2012 (Rangers): $15,000,000
- 2013 (Rangers): $16,000,000
- 2014 (Rangers): $17,000,000
- 2015 (Rangers): $18,000,000
- 2016 (Rangers): $18,000,000
- 2017 (Rangers): $18,000,000
- 2018 (Rangers): $18,000,000
Total Career Earnings: $218,475,000
