Engel Beltré  Engel Manuel Beltré (born November 1, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. Beltré briefly lived in New York City, attending DeWitt Clinton High School in 2003. As a child, he was a devoted Yankees fan. Beltré was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent out of the Dominican in 2006 for $575k or $600k. 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. 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. On May 3, 2016, Beltre signed with the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on June 30, 2017. On April 15, 2018, Beltré signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on May 4, 2018. 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. He then 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.