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Carlos Ivan Beltr n(Spanish pronunciation: ; born April 24, 1977 in Manat , Puerto Rico ) is a Major League Baseball with the New York Mets .

In his youth, Beltr n excelled in many sports, with baseball being his favorites. At his father's urging, he gave up volleyball to concentrate on baseball when he was seventeen. Graduating from Fernando Callejo High School in 1995 , the highly-regarded five tool player was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of that year's amateur baseball draft.

Beltr n is well known for his extremely high .

Beltr n maintains homes in Port Washington , New York, and Manat .

Baseball career Kansas City Royals

After selecting Beltran in the 1995 draft, the Kansas City Royals assigned him to their rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League, The Wilmington Blue Rocks of Wilmington Delaware. Beltr n made his Major League debut on September 14, 1998, playing 15 games. Going into 1999 , he won the job as the Royals' starting center fielder and leadoff hitter. He displayed significant power by midsummer, and was moved to the #3 slot in the batting order . Beltr n won the American League home runs , 108 Detroit Tigers beat the Royals 8 2.

Injuries restricted Beltr n to 98 games during the 2000 season and he slumped to .247, losing his center field position to the popular Johnny Damon . After Damon was traded to the 2001 and recaptured his rookie form. He batted .306 with 24 home runs and 101 2002 and .307-26-100 in 2003 .

Beltr n became known for starting sluggishly, and stayed like that for the rest of his career, as in 2003 when he batted .194 in April. His luck changed in 2004 , as Beltr n began the year with 8 home runs and 19 American League Player of the Month for April.

Playing for a small market club and represented by agent Scott Boras , Beltr n endured trade rumors through the 2003 and 2004 seasons. As the end of his contract neared, the two sides failed to negotiate a longterm deal. Following an interleague doubleheader loss to the last-place Montreal Expos , Royals general manager Allard Baird told reporters that he was preparing to dismantle the team and rebuild it for the 2005 season.

Houston Astros New York Mets 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 Personal Accomplishments See also References

. The Fielding Bible. Archived from on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.

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(in Spanish). Primera Hora. August 30, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2008.

. The Fielding Bible. Archived from on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010.

Beltran picks up 1,000th career RBI: Mets outfielder reaches milestone with third-inning triple

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