Adrián Beltré still hasn’t had the chance to fully absorb the reality of his induction into baseball’s Hall of Fame.

“I understand what that weekend meant,” Beltré said. “But I’d be lying if I said that I have completely taken it in. It just hasn’t sunk in yet.”

Perhaps being celebrated again by the Texas Rangers, the team he spent the most time with during his 21-year career, will help him grasp the significance. Four weeks after his induction in Cooperstown, the Rangers honored Beltré with a series of events, including a ceremony before their game against Minnesota on Saturday night. His Hall of Fame plaque was displayed at the ballpark during the event.

“This was my last thing on the calendar for this weekend,” Beltré shared. “After this, I plan to go home, be a dad and a husband, and figure out when I can take a little vacation. I need to just relax on the beach for a bit.”

The Rangers, who retired his No. 29 jersey in 2019, surprised Beltré with the announcement of plans to erect a bronze statue in his honor. The statue, set to be unveiled next season, will join existing statues of Hall of Fame players Nolan Ryan and Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez outside Globe Life Field.

While traveling from California to Cooperstown last month, Beltré made a stop in Texas for several days as an ambassador for MLB’s All-Star Game hosted by his former team. He managed the American League team in the Futures Game, appeared with Commissioner Rob Manfred at MLB’s amateur draft, and participated in the All-Star Game.

Five days before his own induction, he joined former Rangers Hall of Famers Fergie Jenkins, Nolan Ryan, and Iván Rodríguez for the first-pitch ceremony.

Though the Hall of Fame festivities were surreal and a bit of a blur for Beltré, he cherished special moments from that weekend, including having his family present and interacting with Hall of Famers he had long admired, such as Dominican pitcher Juan Marichal and third baseman Mike Schmidt. Beltré described Marichal as “the pinnacle of baseball in my country, the first Hall of Famer we had,” and he took a memorable photo with other Hall of Fame third basemen including Schmidt, George Brett, Chipper Jones, and Scott Rolen.

After leaving Cooperstown and spending a few nights in New York City, Beltré returned home and, with his busy schedule managing his three children—two of whom are in college and a teenage daughter—his planned vacation to Hawaii was postponed.

The weekend in Texas began with Beltré as the guest of honor at the team’s annual Hall of Fame luncheon on Friday. The Rangers also unveiled two public display cases featuring memorabilia from his eight seasons with the team, including his 3,000th career hit, his 400th home run, and a dirt-stained jersey from one of his career cycles.

“Special player, special talent,” noted current Rangers third baseman Josh Jung.

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, who played in the majors from 2003-2010, reflected, “You knew it was a special career happening right in front of you. It wasn’t a question of whether he was a unique player or a leader; you just knew.”