<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=16eTmQ_0wONW5YM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=16eTmQ_0wONW5YM00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Billy Jenkins</figcaption></figure><p>Owning a large piece of property in <a href="https://knue.com/tags/texas">Texas</a> would be a dream come true, not just for most people in Texas but for some former professional athletes as well. </p><p>It’s not shocking to hear of these great athletes returning to where they call home after a successful career, and that seems like what one former Major League Baseball player decided to do after buying a huge ranch in Texas.</p><p>The huge 5,100 acres ranch is in Maverick County which is South Texas, and was purchased by Nacogdoches native, Brandon Belt. According to <a href="https://www.mysanantonio.com/realestate/article/brandon-belt-ranch-texas-19730839.php">MySanAntonio</a> the Picosa Creek Ranch in Eagle Pass was purchased for $9.4 million by Belt’s company out of Lufkin. </p><h2>Previous Owner Dealing with Bankruptcy</h2><p>The big Texas ranch was previously owned by Brandon T. Steele who has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May and July. Steele described the property as a money drain. Previously he was able to rent the property for hunting excursions but the 2021 winter storm killed off its animal population. </p><p>The property shouldn’t be much of a hassle for Belt as he earned <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beltbr01.shtml">$114.6 million dollars</a> playing professional baseball. </p><h2>World Series Champion Enjoying His Texas Ranch</h2><p>Brandon Belt won World Series rings in 2012 and 2014 with the San Francisco Giants. He will now be able to wear those rings as he enjoys his big Texas ranch. </p><p>The purchase of the ranch came at a perfect time too, as the property needed to find a buyer before August 20th or it was headed to a foreclosure auction. </p><h2>Want to Stay in a Real Dutton Ranch Cabin from the TV Show 'Yellowstone'?</h2><p>Now, we all know that the show is set in Montana, but did you knot that the Dutton Ranch is actually the Chief Joseph Ranch in Darby, Montana? And if you really would like to live the "Yellowstone" lifestyle for a while, there are actually two cabins on the property available for you to rent out.</p><h2>Pictures from White Bison Ranch in Athens, Texas</h2><p>It's extremely rare to see White Bison but we have multiple here in East Texas. </p></div></body>

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Gigantic $9M Dollar Texas Ranch Bought By Former MLB Star

Owning a large piece of property in Texas would be a dream come true, not just for most people in Texas but for some former professional athletes as well. It’s not shocking to hear of these great athletes returning to where they call home after a successful career, and that seems like what one former Major League Baseball player decided to do after buying a huge ranch in Texas.