Adrián Beltré is going from All-Star Game in Texas to Hall of Fame induction in Cooperstown

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrián Beltré took a side trip on the way to his induction in Cooperstown, with the third baseman going back to where he finished his Hall of Fame career.

Beltré is serving as an ambassador for Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game deep in the heart of Texas, where he managed the American League team in the Futures Game on Saturday. That also is where baseball's amateur draft is being held, and his nearly 18-year-old son is a possible late-round pick.

“The last couple weeks has been kind of crazy, busy,” Beltré said. “So I’m trying to enjoy the whole thing. ... The only part that I’m not enjoying, thinking about the speech I have to give up there.”

That is the induction speech that Beltré will deliver next Sunday when he officially becomes a first-ballot Hall of Famer. He said the speech is done and indicated that it won't be long.