The New York Mets are coming off a weekend series victory in San Francisco and will continue their west coast road trip in Arizona tonight against the Diamondbacks.
The Mets hit well against the Giants and will hope to keep the bats hot in the desert. The recent success made it a good time for the team to share some news regarding former outfielder Carlos Beltrán, who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown this summer.
That won’t be the only honor Beltrán receives this season. On Monday, the Mets announced via X that they will be inducting Beltrán into the Mets Hall of Fame and retiring his number on Sept. 19 before a game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
When Beltrán’s No. 15 is officially honored, he will become the ninth player in Mets history to have his number retired. He ranks top 10 in team history in home runs, RBI, runs scored, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS.
Beltrán is also a three-time Gold Glove and two-time Silver Slugger winner, as well as a nine-time All-Star. Beltrán will be enshrined in Cooperstown this summer alongside Braves legend Andruw Jones and Giants great Jeff Kent.
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After joining the Mets in 2005, having started his career with the Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros, Beltrán spent seven seasons with the Mets. He earned five All-Star nominations during his time in New York and hit .280 with 149 home runs and 559 RBI’s over 839 games with the franchise.
Beltrán also played for the Giants, Cardinals, Yankees and Rangers throughout his career, which lasted 20 seasons. Beltrán didn’t miss many games in his career and was a reliable hitter atop the lineup, and played excellent defense, thanks to his speed. Beltrán finished his career as a .279 hitter with 435 home runs, 1,587 RBI’s and 312 stolen bases in 2,586 games.
