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Adrián Beltré is considered a Hall of Fame lock, 20 years after Dodgers let him get away

LOS ANGELES — Twenty-six players are on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, but only one is considered a lock for induction next summer: former Dodger Adrián Beltré. Beltré assembled an impeccable resume after signing illegally with the Dodgers out of the Dominican Republic when he was only 15 years old in 1994. Over a major league career that spanned 21 seasons from 1998-2018, ...
Former Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre speaks at a ceremony where he was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame, at Globe Life Field on Aug. 14, 2021, in Arlington, Texas.

LOS ANGELES — Twenty-six players are on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, but only one is considered a lock for induction next summer: former Dodger Adrián Beltré.

Beltré assembled an impeccable resume after signing illegally with the Dodgers out of the Dominican Republic when he was only 15 years old in 1994. Over a

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