Adrian Beltre Injury: Updates on Rangers 3B's Thumb and Recovery

After the Texas Rangers were eliminated from playoff contention, the team revealed on Oct. 16 that third baseman Adrian Beltre had a torn ligament in his thumb.

Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Beltre had surgery on Oct. 23 to repair the injury.

Continue for updates.

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Latest on Beltre's Recovery Timeline

Friday, Oct. 23

Wilson noted Beltre is expected to be ready for spring training.

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Beltre Injury Shouldn't Impact Productivity

It didn't look like the thumb injury hurt Beltre down the stretch. In fact, he put up better numbers in his final 74 games of the season:

1st Half (69 games)	Stat	2nd Half (74 games)
.255	Average	.318
7	Home Runs	11
22	RBI	61
.290	On-Base Percentage	.376
.396	Slugging	.509

When he was in the lineup in the postseason, he was just as good, batting .444 with an RBI. 

The 36-year-old Beltre will want to be 100 percent healthy in 2016, as it will be the final season of his five-year, $80 million deal, per Spotrac. But even if he isn't, Beltre has shown he can string together gutsy performances and produce when his team needs him the most.

Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.