Beltrán to join Mets front office (source)

Carlos Beltrán is becoming a member of the Mets’ entrance workplace, a supply instructed MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Sunday. The membership has not confirmed the hiring.

The former Mets slugger was a nine-time All-Star and a three-time Gold Glove Award winner over a 20-year profession through which he additionally performed for the Royals, Astros, Giants, Cardinals, Yankees and Rangers.

Beltrán, 45, will probably be leaving the YES Network, for which he served as a shade commentator on Yankees video games throughout the 2022 season. His actual position throughout the Mets’ entrance workplace stays unclear, however will probably be his second entrance workplace job since retiring as a participant in 2017 — Beltrán additionally served as a particular assistant to Yankees basic supervisor Brian Cashman in ’19.

This isn’t the primary time the Mets have proven curiosity in bringing Beltrán into the organizational fold. In late 2019, the membership employed him to be its supervisor, however he stepped down with out managing a recreation after his position within the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal got here to mild — Beltrán performed for Houston in 2017, when it gained the primary World Series title in franchise historical past.

Beltrán’s identify appeared on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame poll for the primary time this 12 months, receiving 46.5 % of the vote. A candidate is on the poll for as much as 10 years if he continues to obtain greater than 5 % of the vote, and 75 % is required for election.

In 20 Major League seasons, Beltrán hit .279/.350/.486 with 435 dwelling runs and 312 stolen bases. He was the 1999 American League Rookie of the Year with the Royals and proved to be top-of-the-line hitters in postseason historical past, posting a 1.021 OPS with 16 dwelling runs in 65 profession playoff video games.