Carlos Beltran

Full Name: Carlos Ivan Beltran Primary Position: OF,CF Height/Weight: 6'1"/205 First Game: September 14, 1998 Birthdate: April 24, 1977 MLB Experience: 10 years Birthplace: Manati, Puerto Rico Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Carlos Beltran (Carlos Ivan Beltran) was born on April 24, 1977 in Manati, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1998 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1999, his rookie year, he hit .293 with 22 home runs and 108 RBI. Beltran played for the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros and New York Mets over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Carlos Beltran's best season was 2004, when he slugged 38 home runs, stole 42 bases and knocked in 104 runs.

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Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1998	KC	A	14	58	12	16	0	7	.276	.317	.466	5	3	3	12	1	0	3	0	2
1999	KC	A	156	663	112	194	22	108	.293	.337	.454	27	7	46	123	4	0	27	2	17
2000	KC	A	98	372	49	92	7	44	.247	.309	.366	15	4	35	69	0	2	13	2	12
2001	KC	A	155	617	106	189	24	101	.306	.362	.514	32	12	52	120	5	1	31	2	7
2002	KC	A	162	637	114	174	29	105	.273	.346	.501	44	7	71	135	4	3	35	1	12
2003	KC	A	141	521	102	160	26	100	.307	.389	.522	14	10	72	81	2	0	41	4	8
2004	KC	A	69	266	51	74	15	51	.278	.367	.534	19	2	37	44	2	1	14	7	4
2004	HOU	N	90	333	70	86	23	53	.258	.368	.559	17	7	55	57	5	2	28	3	4
2004	Total		159	599	121	160	38	104	.267	.367	.548	36	9	92	101	7	3	42	10	8
2005	NYM	N	151	582	83	155	16	78	.266	.330	.414	34	2	56	96	2	4	17	5	9
2006	NYM	N	140	510	127	140	41	116	.275	.388	.594	38	1	95	99	4	1	18	6	6
2007	NYM	N	144	554	93	153	33	112	.276	.353	.525	33	3	69	111	2	1	23	10	8
Total	NL		525	1978	370	534	113	359	.269	?	?	122	13	275	363	13	8	86	24	27
Total	AL		795	3134	546	899	123	516	.287	.352	.483	156	45	316	584	18	7	164	18	62
Total			1320	5113	919	1433	236	875	.280	.354	.496	278	58	591	947	31	15	250	42	89

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1998	KC	A	OF	14	13	117	44	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978
1998	KC	A	CF	14	13	117	43	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.977
1999	KC	A	OF	154	154	1352.2	395	16	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1999	KC	A	CF	154	154	1352.2	394	16	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1999	KC	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	KC	A	OF	88	87	769	231	5	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.975
2000	KC	A	RF	3	3	27	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	KC	A	CF	83	82	723.1	219	5	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.974
2000	KC	A	LF	2	2	18.2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	KC	A	DH	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	KC	A	CF	152	152	1324	404	14	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	.988
2001	KC	A	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	KC	A	OF	152	152	1324	404	14	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	.988
2002	KC	A	CF	149	149	1308.1	398	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.983
2002	KC	A	DH	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2002	KC	A	OF	149	149	1308.1	398	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.983
2003	KC	A	CF	130	129	1123	371	10	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.987
2003	KC	A	DH	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	KC	A	OF	130	129	1123	371	10	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.987
2004	KC	A	CF	69	69	597	197	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.985
2004	KC	A	OF	69	69	597	197	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.985
2004	HOU	N	CF	89	88	772.1	201	8	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.977
2004	HOU	N	OF	89	88	772.1	201	8	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.977
2004	Total		OF	158	157	1369.1	398	13	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	.981
2004	Total		CF	158	157	1369.1	398	12	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	.981
2005	NY	N	OF	150	149	1289.1	378	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.990
2005	NY	N	CF	150	149	1289.1	378	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.990
2006	NY	N	OF	136	136	1184	357	13	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	.995
2006	NY	N	CF	136	136	1184	357	13	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	.995
2006	NY	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			CF	1126	1121	9791	2962	87	50	23	0	0	0	0	0	.984
Total			OF	1131	1126	9836.2	2976	88	50	23	0	0	0	0	0	.984
Total			DH	33	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	3	3	27	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	2	2	18.2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Transactions

• Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1995 - signed June 5, 1995).
• Traded by Kansas City Royals to Houston Astros as part of 3-team trade in which Houston Astros sent John Buck and cash to Kansas City Royals; Oakland Athletics sent Mike Wood and Mark Teahen to Kansas City Royals; and Houston Astros sent Octavio Dotel to Oakland Athletics (June 24, 2004).
• Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
• Signed by New York Mets (January 13, 2005).

Trivia

• Carlos Beltran hit a grand slam in 2 consecutive games, becoming the 22nd player to do so. (He hit one on July 16, 2006, and one on the 18th)
  • He hit another grand slam at the end of July, becoming the first Met to hit 3 grand slams in one month.
• Although Beltran loves baseball, his alternate favorite sport would be volleyball.