Carlos Beltran played for several teams during his memorable 20-year career in the big leagues, and one of them is going to have the honor of getting represented by the nine-time All-Star on his Hall of Fame plaque.
In a statement, the 48-year-old Beltran said that he’s going with the New York Mets cap for his plaque in Cooperstown.
“I didn’t do this alone,” Beltran said, via Thomas Harrigan of MLB’s official website.
“Every team I played for shaped my journey, and I’m grateful to all of them. With the Mets, I experienced my greatest individual growth and success. I’m honored that my Hall of Fame plaque will feature the Mets logo, and I’m proud that every team I played for will be listed on the plaque.”
It is not hard to see why Beltran chose the Mets. For one, parts of his three best OPS+ seasons in the big leagues were during his stint in Queens.
He earned five All-Star nods while with the Mets and clubbed more home runs, recorded more doubles and reached home plate more times with them than with any other club he played for.
In 839 games in Mets threads, Beltran hit .280/.369/.500 with 149 homers and 559 RBIs.
Beltran, who had stints with the Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros, will be inducted into Cooperstown on July 26.
