Adrian Beltre became the fourth player in MLB history to hit for the cycle three times
Beltre becomes fourth player to hit for three cycles
Adrian Beltre is known for a lot of things. His ability to mash baseballs, for one, or his ability to halt all space and time -- and, of course, his disdain for anyone or anything that comes remotely near his head, which should be a tired reference at this point, but will never stop being wonderful.
Less known, though, is that Adrian Beltre is very, very good at hitting for the cycle. And while you may question whether the feat requires more skill or luck, consider: After pulling it off again during Monday's 12-9 win over the Astros, Beltre has now hit for the cycle three times (!), tied for the most in MLB history with Bob Meusel, Babe Herman and the glorious mustache of John Reilly. We even have the GIF to prove it:
Somewhat surprisingly, all three of the cycles have come at Globe Life Park in Arlington -- two with the Rangers, and one as a visitor while Beltre was a Mariner. We can only hope his head was touched after each and every one of those momentous occasions, because no, it still has not gotten old.