MLB legend 'not a big fan' of league's rule changes: 'Play the game the way it is'

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Adrian Beltre's likely Hall of Fame career spanned from 1998 to 2018. He played when the sport was at peak popularity but had also seen its struggles.

Amid Major League Baseball's latest rule changes, Beltre wants to see the game grow globally. That's why he's teamed up with Mariano Rivera and Barry Larkin as an investor in Baseball United, west Asia's first professional baseball league.

The league has rules that might make baseball purists' heads spin. If a home run is hit with a "money ball," double the runs are scored.

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Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers hits a home run to complete the cycle in the fifth inning during a game against the Houston Astros at Globe Life Park in Arlington Aug. 3, 2015. (Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

Beltre blasted 477 homers in his career and is one of 12 players in the 3,000 hit, 400 home run club. Perhaps he could have reached 2,000 RBI if he had a money ball. He had 1,707 for his career.

The former Texas Ranger said joining Baseball United and expanding the game on the other side of the globe is "something special." However, he is "not a big fan" of pitch clocks, larger bases and shift limits in MLB, even though it's an initiative to regain popularity in North America.

"I can consider myself kind of old school. I’m all about getting players ready to do your job," Beltre said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. "I understand it’s some players that take too long to pitch, too long to bat. That’s a small percentage of players. It's not their fault. 

"Ninety-five percent of the players, normally, they get in, they get out in normal time. I