Carlos Beltran
Carlos Beltran
Carlos Iván Beltránis a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He has also played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth24 April 1977
CityManati, PR
continue finish hard season
We just need to continue to play hard and finish the season strong.
game help people playing since
I've been playing the game like that since I got to the big leagues. Some people like it, some people don't. But the thing is for me to help the team, and there's nothing better than that.
based confront handle life might says trying
Everything he says is based on his life and what he's been through in his career. He was trying to let us know how to handle things we might confront in our careers.
heal helping hurting injury instead last learn wrong
That was something that I probably did wrong last year. I should have let the injury heal completely 100 percent. I just wanted to be there, and instead of helping the team, I was hurting the team. You learn from that.
america fun great latin
That's the way it always is in Latin America. They have great fun with it, and they make it fun for us.
good time
I wasn't pressing. I just wasn't getting hits. I had a good spring. It was just time for me to come through.
came knows mike praying worst
Mike came out of it with the worst part. He knows we're praying for him. He'll be fine. It's part of the game.
confidence days difference fans feels gives good hear players support
It feels great. I can live with that. I know sometimes I'm not going to have good days and I'm going to hear some boos. But the fans really make the difference in us as players because when you have the support from the fans, it feels great. It gives you confidence to go out there and give your best.
continue feels full improving outfield percent playing run since
It feels 60 percent and it?s not enough for me to go out there and play. I can run but not full speed, and playing in the outfield is no good. I feel like I?m getting better since the day it happened, it?s improving and I just want to continue to improve.
good
I think I can have a good year.
ball hit score today
We can score a lot of runs, we know that. As a team, we know we can go out there and hit the ball well. Today was one of those days.
depending good great runs score
We can score a lot of runs and we know that. It's a great lineup and the good thing about it is we're not depending on one or two guys. We're depending on everyone.
faith god helped hurt night pray single worrying
I think God has helped me, ... because I pray every single night to come to the ballpark, not worrying about getting hurt again. I put my faith in Him; that's the way I do everything in my life.
good
We know we are a good team, and we feel good about our start.