Some people just get better with age. Take newly elected Baseball Hall of Famer Adrián Beltré, for example.
He played his best major league baseball after age 31. He hit 30 or more home runs four times, batted .300 or better in six seasons, had four 100-plus RBI seasons, collected 1,466 hits, won three of his four Silver Slugger Awards and three of his five Gold Gloves—all after the age of 30, when most players are slowing down. He became an All-Star for the first time at 31, and followed it up with three more visits to the All-Star Game. He secured his place in Cooperstown during the twilight of his
