SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Omar Beltre and Alexi Ogando's long wait to attend their first major league spring training is over.
Beltre and Ogando arrived in the Texas Rangers camp and took to the practice fields for the first time Friday. The two right-handers admittedly were involved in a human trafficking ring in the Dominican Republic and were prohibited from entering the United States for five years, a ban that finally ended this year.
"Incredible," the 28-year-old Beltre said. "It's incredible just to be here." (MORE)