ARLINGTON — Globe Life Field gains another major attraction.

Texas Rangers great Adrián Beltré, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame last month, will be honored with a bronze statue in front of the stadium for the 2025 season.

Rangers stadium announcer Chuck Morgan shared the news with Beltré and fans during a pregame ceremony Saturday celebrating Beltré’s induction.

“I have breaking news,” Morgan said. “On behalf of Ray Davis, Neil Leibman and the owners of the Texas Rangers Baseball Club, they would like to let everyone know that Nolan Ryan and Pudge Rodriguez will be joining them.”

Beltré, who played the final eight seasons of his 21-year MLB career in Arlington, was surprised by the announcement.

“I had no idea. This was a great surprise,” Beltré later told Dave Raymond and Mike Bacsik during the Bally Sports Southwest broadcast of the game. “I’m honored and grateful to the Rangers for doing this for me. Standing next to the greats Nolan Ryan and Pudge, I never thought about that, so I’m really looking forward to it.”

During Saturday’s ceremony, Beltré’s Hall of Fame plaque was unveiled and his former teammate Elvis Andrus was on hand to make the induction.

“I think God sent him to me. He was a blessing to me and my career for what he did on and off the field,” Andrus said. “He showed me the way, taught me work ethic … beat me a few times here and there, but I really enjoyed playing with Adrian. It was so much fun every day.”

The location of Beltré’s statue in front of Globe Life Field has not yet been announced. The pose he will be in has not yet been revealed, but it is safe to assume it will be an image of Beltré’s home run swing with his right knee in the dirt.

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