Prince Fielder touches Adrian Beltre’s head for last time

Prince Fielder on Wednesday announced at a press conference that he was retiring from professional baseball due to problems with his neck, which is currently in a brace.

Fielder has endured two spinal fusion surgeries in the last few years and his body is no longer cooperating. The Texas Rangers DH, who batted just .212 in 89 games this season, was emotional as he said goodbye to the game. Crying at times, one especially emotional moment came when Fielder gave teammate Adrian Beltre a pat on the head:

'I thought I was just going to cry in the car': Fielder says goodbye to baseball | For more: https://t.co/6Ew5ONAEij pic.twitter.com/GeqtLXpi7G

— Andy Jacobsohn (@AndyJacobsohn) August 10, 2016

Prince Fielder touches Adrian Beltre's head one last time. Via @AndyJacobsohn of the Dallas Morning News. pic.twitter.com/j74iPBykfB

— Devan Fink (@DevanFink) August 10, 2016

Longtime baseball fans know how sensitive Beltre is about his head (here’s the video evidence).

You know it was a rare occasion if Beltre permitted his head to be touched.