| Engel Beltré | |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | June 26 |
| Debutyear: | 2013 |
| Debutteam: | Texas Rangers |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .250 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 2 |
| Teams: | |
Engel Manuel Beltré (born November 1, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
Beltré briefly lived in New York City, attending DeWitt Clinton High School in 2003.[1] As a child, he was a devoted Yankees fan.[2]
Beltré was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2006 for $575k or $600k.[1]
On July 31, 2007, Beltré along with Kason Gabbard and David Murphy were traded from the Red Sox to the Texas Rangers for Éric Gagné.[3]
Beltré started the 2013 season with the Triple-A Round Rock Express. He was recalled by the Rangers on June 23, 2013 when Craig Gentry was added to the disabled list. He made his MLB debut on June 26 against the New York Yankees as a pinch runner in the ninth inning and was caught stealing second base. He got his first two major league hits the next day against Phil Hughes. Beltré was optioned back to Round Rock on August 2, and recalled on August 5. He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.[4]
On May 3, 2016, Beltre signed with the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican Baseball League. In 75 games he hit .339/.382/.470 with 5 home runs, 33 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. In 2017 he appeared in 72 games hitting .268/.329/.373 with 6 home runs, 28 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. He was released on June 30.
On April 15, 2018, Beltré signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican Baseball League. In 15 games he hit .274/.357/.307 with 0 home runs, 6 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. He was released by Saltillo on May 4.
On June 29, 2021, Beltré signed with the Nettuno Baseball Club of the Italian Baseball League (IBL).[5] In 8 games, Beltré batted .313/.421/.406 with 6 RBI and 1 stolen base.
On April 12, 2022, Beltré signed with the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[6] In 84 games for the Dirty Birds, he batted .293/.340/.428 with 8 home runs, 45 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. Beltré was released by Charleston on August 8.
On February 5, 2024, Beltré signed with the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.[7] In 19 games for the Piratas, he batted .183/.269/.267 with no home runs, four RBI, and two stolen bases. Beltré was released by Campeche on May 5.[8]
Beltré played in the 2013 World Baseball Classic with the Spain national baseball team.
He also played for Team Spain in the 2019 European Baseball Championship and in the 2021 European Baseball Championship. He also played for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019, and was suspended for three games for his part in a brawl on September 21.[9]
Beltré was selected to represent Spain at the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification.[10]
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During the 2018-21 winter seasons, Beltre played for three different teams in the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM)
During the 2021-22 winter season, he played in Puerto Rico for the Criollos de Caguas in the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente.