Carlos Beltran Carlos Beltran New York Mets - No. 15 Center field Bats: Both Throws: Right MLB debut September 14, 1998 for the Kansas City Royals Selected MLB statistics (through 2005) Avg .282 RBI 647 HR 162 Former teams Kansas City Royals (1998-2004) Houston Astros (2004) For the article on the Mexican progressive rock musician, see Carlos Beltrán (musician) Carlos Ivan Beltrán (born April 24, 1977 in ManatÃ, Puerto Rico), now living in Port Washington, New York, is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Mets. In his youth, Beltran excelled in all sports, with volleyball and baseball his favorites. At seventeen, at his father's urging, he gave up volleyball to concentrate on baseball. In 1995, Carlos graduated from Fernando Callejas High School. He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the 1995 amateur baseball draft.
