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
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.
admiration great opportunity players team unique
It's great to be a part of this. It's such a unique opportunity to be on the same team with players who I have so much admiration for.
crazy player half
It's going to be crazy. I'm guessing when we play against the Dominicans, half the field will be Dominican fans and half will be Puerto Rican fans. With all the big-time players in the World Classic, it's going to be huge.
player want praying
I pray to God to be a great player, but I want to keep my life.
base billy facing giving good hard kept looking pitch player third
I'm a player of the Mets. Facing Billy ... he's such a hard thrower. I was looking for a slider, but he kept giving me a lot of fastballs. Good thing I was able to get one over third base on a pitch I got jammed.
advantage against amateur job players practice puerto twice
Against amateurs, they have an advantage because (the Cubans) play every day. That's their job, their mission. Here in Puerto Rico, a lot of the amateur players have a day job and often practice just twice a week.
expected hope player
I feel I haven't done a thing yet, and look where we are, ... I hope I can now be the player everyone expected to see.
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.