FACTS/FLUKES: Beltre, Buchholz, Gattis, Jepsen, Gomes

Beltre showing little sign of decline…Having signed a 2-year, $36 million extension, Adrián Béltre (3B, TEX) will be manning the hot corner for the Rangers until he’s almost 40. At that age, many athletes ponder retirement—but for now?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%  HctX   G/L/F    HR   PX  xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ====  ========  ==  ===  ===  ====
2011  487  .296  .315    5   89  28   156  38/18/44  32  156  160   16%
2012  604  .321  .299    6   86  33   135  39/21/40  36  136  139   17%
2013  631  .315  .287    7   88  32   129  38/22/40  30  115  127   14%
2014  549  .324  .286    9   87  35   125  42/22/36  19  111  122   11%
2015  567  .287  .288    7   89  30   131  42/23/36  18   97  110   10%

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