let his teammates touch his head. Much to his dismay, the act has turned into a game, inducing repeat offenders such as his infield partner Andrus. Beltré also dislikes Gatorade showers. After a game in which he hit a grand slam that provided the decisive runs in a 5–2 win over the Athletics on August 15, 2016, he took a broom from the groundskeepers closet and began combing an area of infield dirt. Still, Rougned Odor trotted to Beltré carrying a bucket filled with Gatorade, and in his attempt to drench Beltré, missed him with the launch of the column of the liquid. Awards and accomplishments Awards All-World Baseball Classic Team (2006) 4× Fielding Bible Award at third base (2006, 2008, 2011, 2012) Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (2014) 4× MLB All-Star (2010–12, 2014) 4× MLB Player of the Month (September 2004, September 2011, September 2012, July 2013) 6× MLB Player of the Week (August 27, 2000; June 27, 2004; August 26, 2012; July 7, 2013; October 4, 2015; July 30th, 2017) 2× Rawlings American League Platinum Glove Award (2011, 2012) 5× Rawlings Gold Glove Award at third base (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016) 4× Silver Slugger Award at third base (2004, 2010, 2011, 2014) 4× Texas Rangers Player of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) Thomas A. Yawkey Award (Boston Red Sox team MVP) (2010) Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award for the Texas Rangers (2012) Selected MLB accomplishments First player from the Dominican Republic to reach 3,000 hits. Played 2,933 major league games; upon his retirement, this was the 14th-highest total in Major League history. Retired as the only third baseman in history with both 3,000 career hits and 400 homers. Retired as the all-time leader amongst third basemen in career hits and RBIs, and ranked third in home runs behind Mike Schmidt (548) and Eddie Mathews (512). One of five players to hit 100 home runs with three teams. Holds the MLB record for hitting for the cycles accomplished in the same stadium (3 at Globe Life Park in Arlington). Tied MLB record as fourth player to hit for the cycle three times. Sixth player with a three-home-run game in both the postseason (October 4, 2011) and regular season (August 22, 2012). Second player with both a three-home-run game (August 22, 2012) and a cycle (August 24, 2012) within the same week. Had his number 29 retired