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Carlos Ivan Beltrán (pronounced [ˈkɑrloʊs bɛlˈtrɑːn], bel-trahn, born April 24, 1977, in Manatí, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the New York Mets. Beltran currently has the highest stolen base percentage amongst active players with 250 or more steals. Full Article
San Francisco Giants' Carlos Beltran breaks his bat as he grounds out against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants receives high fives from the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on September 22, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: Hiroki Kuroda #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on after giving up a solo home run to Carlos Beltran of the San Francisco Giants in the first inning at Dodger Stadium on September 22, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »San Francisco Giants' Carlos Beltran, left, is forced out at second as Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Dee Gordon attempts to throw out Brett Pill at first during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Los Angeles. Pill was safe at first.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants scores a run in front of Dana Eveland #37 of the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 1-0 lead during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on September 21, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »San Francisco Giants' Carlos Beltran hits a RBI-double during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011.
View Photo »DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 17: Emmanuel Burriss #2 and Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants are welcomed back to the dugout by Andres Torres (2R) #56 of the San Francisco Giants and manager Bruce Bochy (R) of the Giants after scoring on a triple by Brett Pill #6 of the Giants off...
View Photo »DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 17: Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants singles against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning at Coors Field on September 17, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 04: Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants stands for the playing of God Bless America during their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park on September 4, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 04: Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants stands in the dugout during their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park on September 4, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 04: Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park on September 4, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Pablo Sandoval #48 of the San Francisco Giants watches Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants celebrate after hitting his second home run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning giving the San Francisco Giants a 2-1 lead over the San Diego...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants is congratulated by Aubrey Huff #17 of the San Francisco Giants after hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 2-1 lead over the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Cody Ross #13 of the San Francisco Giants throws the ball into the infield after making a catch in front of Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants during a game against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park on September 14, 2011 in San Francisco, California...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants bats against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park on September 14, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Aubrey Huff #17 of the San Francisco Giants congratulates Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants after he hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning to tie the game against the San Diego Padres 1-1 at AT&T Park on September 14, 2011 in...
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants rounds third base after hitting a home run in the bottom of the first inning to tie the game against the San Diego Padres 1-1 at AT&T Park on September 14, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
View Photo »San Francisco Giants' Carlos Beltran, right, celebrates with Aubrey Huff after hitting a solo home run off of San Diego Padres starting pitcher Mat Latos in the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. It was Beltran's 300th career home run and his...
View Photo »San Francisco Giants' Carlos Beltran, rear, rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off San Diego Padres starting pitcher Mat Latos, foreground, in the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. It was Beltran's 300th career home run and his...
View Photo »San Francisco Giants right fielder Carlos Beltran, right, celebrates with third base coach Tim Flannery (1) after hitting a solo home run off San Diego Padres starting pitcher Mat Latos in the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. It was Beltran's...
View Photo »San Francisco Giants' Carlos Beltran, left, celebrates his solo home run off of San Diego Padres starting pitcher Mat Latos in front of catcher Luis Martinez during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Carlos Beltran #15 is congratulated by Cody Ross #13 of the San Francisco Giants after he hit a two run home run in the first inning against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park on September 12, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants hits a two run home run in the first inning against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park on September 12, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
View Photo »San Francisco Giants' Carlos Beltran, left, is congratulated after hitting a two-run home run off of San Diego Padres starting pitcher Aaron Harang in the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, in San Francisco.
View Photo »SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 6: Carlos Beltran #15 of the San Francisco Giants scores ahead of the tag on Nick Hundley #4 of the San Diego Padres during the eighth inning of a baseball game at Petco Park on September 6, 2011 in San Diego, California. The Giants won 6-4.
View Photo »San Francisco Giants' Carlos Beltran breaks his bat as he grounds out against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011.
View Photo »It's about being healthy; it's as simple as that
You can't fill Albert's shoes, but Carlos Beltran is an elite talent ... And when he's healthy he's scary for sure.
It was a team I had a lot of interest in this offseason
Carlos Beltran would have been the perfect DH for what the article is talking about.
I went home one day and decided to turn the page
I think we'll have a better pitching staff than we did last year, I think our bullpen is more settled than it was at this time last year and when you add a guy like Carlos Beltran, our offence is still going to be good
Last year was a real important year for me ... After coming back from the [knee] injury, it gave me a sense of where I am and how much baseball I have left. It was a good season for me.
It's how much can I afford to pay one player and put together a team that's going to be competitive? That's the whole jigsaw puzzle that all teams have
I have hit second in the past
Last year a lot of people thought I wasn't going to be able to play in the outfield for 140, 150 games ... I proved that it is possible.
The games I missed weren't because of my knee. It was because I had an injury on my wrist. My knee felt great
Winning the World Series was good
New York is a city, it's not for everyone...to play there, you have to be strong mentally.
Pujols is a hole maybe no one can fill...but with myself, Berkman, and Holliday, those are three guys who can produce in the middle of the order.
Last year, the games I missed weren't because of the my knee...it was because of an injury to my wrist. My knee felt great.
Right field is easy for me.
