Beltre flees to left field to avoid tag

8/11/13: After a rundown, Jake Elmore tags out Adrian Beltre, who tries to escape into left field to avoid the tag.


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[z.johnson]

You got people who charge the mound, and then you got Beltre.

[JZillah_]

I'm not a Rangers fan, but Beltre is hilarious.

[SuperFastEddies]

Whats funniest about this is that the third baseman actually chased down left field.

[Anthony-dfbs]

Players could learn something from Beltre.

[dirtydozenbitch]

Hahah I love Adrian Beltre, the guys like a big kid out there

[jesusismygardener]

beltre has an awesome sense of humor so many funny mlb clips involve him 

[tomy]

MLB needs about a 100 more Beltre's and Cabrera's...NOW.

[Ben-hyhl]

Imagine how interesting baseball would be if you could run off the baseline like that. It would turn into a game of tag. It definitely wouldn't work out for a lot of reasons though.

[ArtistGoodLefty]

The guy was about to actually chase him into the outfield lol

[aaronscarpa]

As an Astros fan, I'm sure going to miss Beltre when he retires.

[Ferniekicksbutt]

This guy just loves to play baseball. I would love to watch him

[UngratefulLiving]

Lmao I love how the dude starts to chase him too

[ThatsNotChi]

i dont think my logic is flawless but its a game of chances you need to take any opening

[Okey_dokey]

HAHAHA!!! This ain't no Fucking football stay on the Field sonn!

[battheman]

Beltre is awesome.  One of the few players these days who really seems to enjoy the game and have fun doing it. 

[ItsBrianDoran]

I can only imagine the exchange of words between Beltre and the Ump
Beltre "Hah, he never tagged me!"
Umpire "Beltre get out of here, you know damn well youre out hah"

[frankchapman]

Believe it or not it's actually a smart play.... Distracts the third baseman for a chance for the hitter to get to second.

[EndangeredMooseknuckle]

I love watching Beltre... him and Andrus have provided me with many great laughs!

[nahor]

I'm waiting for someone to do some Matrix shit to avoid a tag, and win the rundown lol.

[alex]

Actually, that was a smart play on Beltre's part. It would've allowed the runner more time to get to second, in addition to the fielder with the ball chasing Beltre had his back turned.