Adrian Beltre's Role In Sports

Accomplishments: He broke ground for the participation of African Americans in professional sports. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's career home run record, although he hit a respectable .280 with 13 home runs before breaking an ankle in September. In 1955, Aaron became the Braves' starting right fielder and he won the NL batting title in 1956 with a .328 average and 26 home runs. His all-time career mark of 755 home runs was built on a remarkable 20-season stretch from 1955 through 1974. He hit 40 or more home runs in 8 of those seasons, 30 or more in 15, and 20 or more in all 20. He also batted over .300 fourteen times. His top batting average was .355 in 1959; his best home run season was 1971, when he had 47. Fascinatingly, he hit 44 home runs--his uniform number--in three different seasons, 1957, 1963, and 1965. The Braves, who had moved to Atlanta in 1966, announced that he would be held out of the opening series in Cincinnati so he would have a chance to break the record before his home fans. However, Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn ordered the team to use Aaron in Cincinnati, and he tied the record in his first trip to the plate. When he retired, he held all-time major-league records for extra base hits, 1,477; total bases, 6,856; and runs batted in, 2,297. Aaron then returned to Atlanta to work in the Braves' front office, where he became one of the first blacks in upper-level

Credibility is something that takes a lot of time to gain, but can be lost in an instance. When someone or something is credible that means they are easily trusted or believed in because of what they have done in the past. For example Nike lost some credibility when new came out they were producing their products in sweatshops across the world. However since that they have worked on that problem and gained back their credibility, but it took some time. Credibility is a great quality to have, it means you are trustworthy and people respect you. Furthermore Alex Rodriguez is another example that shows why credibility is an important quality and how cheating affects it.

Helped the Pirates win a world series vs. the New York Yankees (I know it hurts to say)

Not only are professional baseball players an inspiration; they are also leaders. They have risked life and limb on the field; they inspire us to be better and strive for excellence. For many fans these athletes are

Baseball statistics are meant to be a representation of a player’s talent. Since baseball’s inception around the mid-19th century, statistics have been used to interpret the talent level of any given player, however, the statistics that have been traditionally used to define talent are often times misleading. At a fundamental level, baseball, like any game, is about winning. To win games, teams have to score runs; to score runs, players have to get on base any way they can. All the while, the pitcher and the defense are supposed to prevent runs from scoring. As simplistic as this view sounds, the statistics being used to evaluate individual players were extremely flawed. In an attempt to develop more

Alex Rodriguez is the third baseman for the New York Yankees. He has been playing for the Yankees since 2004, but has been playing professional baseball since 1994. Alex Rodriguez can be considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of Hispanic descent and has broken records previously set Sammy Sosa, who is also one of baseball's greatest players of Hispanic descent.

Yadier Molina who was born on July 13th in the year of 1982 is a Puerto Rican baseball player that has found his way to the MLB and has really made a mark on the game. ("Yadier Molina." Famous Birthdays. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.) Molina was born in Bayamon Puerto Rico and grew up with his father Benjamin Molina, his mother Gladys Matta Molina, and then his two brothers Bengie and Jose. Yadi’s father was a ameture catcher in Puerto Rico but also worked as a toolsman too. Baseball was in the family for a long time and that is all that him and his brothers knew growing up which would explain why they all three made a professional career out of it. Both his brothers Bengie and Jose ended up being major league catchers as well, but nothing like their brother Yadier. They all knew he had something special growing up and playing as a kid. Molina never really focused on the catching

Mariano may be retired, but he still works. He helps others get where they need to be. He is done living in the time of his career as a baseball player. Mariano is retired as a baseball player, but a newly self employed charity worker. Mariano Rivera has his own charity now, Mariano Rivera Foundation. The charity was designed to help out with the youth. “The Mariano Rivera Foundation is a community-oriented organization with emphasis in Youth Oriented Programs.” (Mariano Rivera Foundation) This just goes to show how much of a great person Mariano is. It takes one amazing soul to have everything he could ever want, and still want to do more. Rivera also is doing a lot of helping out in Catholic churches. He makes sure that the youth he cares for have everything they need. “These needs would include areas in education, health, social and economic development in the local community.” (Mariano Rivera Foundation) Part of doing this is taking the children to church to develop a religion. Mariano is such an awesome person. Usually, you can dedicate your life to the sport you play, or to helping others. Rivera did both. Mariano is simply a great role

In “Albert Pujols’ 3000th Hit Reminds Us Just How Brilliant He Was in His Prime” by Jon Tayler, the author describes Albert Pujols’ impressive baseball career. Pujols is one of the greatest hitters to every play the game, despite his recent batting slumps. The author outlines Pujols’ historic career by describing his early years, his later years, and his legacy.

Midre Cummings is one of the many MLB players from the Virgin Islands. He played out field and pinch hits. He has 22 career home runs. He has 286 career hits. He has 1113 career at bats. He also has 124 RBIs. He is 6-1 190lbs bats left and throws right. He was born October 14 1971. He is 46 and he doesn’t play any more. His last game was on August 6 2005 against the Texas Rangers. He won the World Series in 2001 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was a first round draft pick by the Minnesota Twins in the 1990s. He played for six different teams the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and the Baltimore Orioles.

Aaron Altherr: The 26-year-old outfielder for the Phillies is fantasy gold. An injury to Kendrick

It wasn’t the first time the legendary Babe Didrikson took the mound in a Major League Baseball game, but it turned out to be the most eventful. During the 1934 spring training season in Florida, the woman known as the greatest female athlete in the world was making the MLB exhibition circuit. On March 21, 1934, she would be part of one of the rarest plays in professional sports.

How herd he had to work throughout his whole life to be as good and talented as he is. “Before you can achieve it you must believe in yourself” is a quote from Mike Trout. He is only 25 years old and he has already won an MVP, Major League Baseball, two time All-Star Game MVP, three time Silver Slugger Award winner, and a Hank Aaron Award winner, and he is in the race for another league MVP this year. Mike Trout is the arguably the MLB’s best player currently. He is the franchise player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The Rangers have jumped all over the Houston Astros Monday evening, but Adrian Beltre has been on a level of his own this evening. For the third time of his career, Adrian Beltre has hit for the cycle.

Aside from Joe Crawford’s vibrant personality, his experiences as one of the best NBA referees in history speak profoundly on spirituality in sports. As a fan of his, I always viewed Crawford as a very tough-minded referee. He talked about officiating is never black and white. Even though there is a rulebook, it can never cover all the scenarios that happen in a real game situation. In a sense, this rule applies to real life as well. Most of the things in this world are not black and white situations. For example, nobody can say that he or she is better than another person in every aspect, no commercial products can truly be defined as the best, and God can never be defined one way or the other.