page_title: Carlos Beltrán
section_title: 2009–11
hierarchical_section_title: Carlos Beltrán / Professional career / New York Mets / 2009–11
caption_attribution_description: Carlos Beltrán
context_page_description: Carlos Iván Beltrán is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2017 for the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers. A right-handed thrower and switch hitter, Beltrán stands 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 215 pounds.
  Beltrán was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1999 while with the Royals. He was named to nine MLB All-Star Games, and won three Gold Glove Awards and two Silver Slugger Awards. Beltrán was the fifth player to reach both 400 home runs and 300 stolen bases and just the fourth switch hitter with 400 home runs. He has the highest success rate in stealing bases of any major league player with 300 or more career attempts. He also joined the 30–30 club in 2004. Beltrán retired after the 2017 season, winning a World Series title with the Houston Astros.
  Beltrán was among the best all-time statistical hitters in postseason games, which has earned him nicknames such as "The New Mr. October", "Mr. October, Jr.", "Señor Octubre", and "the real Mr. October" from the media.
context_section_description: Beltrán recorded his 1,000th RBI against Scott Olsen (Washington Nationals) with a triple in the third inning on April 24, 2009.
  In the voting for the 2009 All Star Game, Beltrán was third among NL outfielders (2,812,295 votes), trailing only Ryan Braun (4,138,559) and Raúl Ibañez (4,053,355).
  On January 13, 2010, Beltrán had surgery on his knee and was originally expected to miss 8–12 weeks.  The procedure was performed by Beltrán's personal physician Dr. Richard Steadman.  The Mets stated that the surgery was done without their consent, and the team expressed their disappointment with Beltrán's decision. However, Beltrán's agent, Scott Boras, claimed that the Mets consented to the procedure.  Beltrán played his first game of the 2010 season on July 15.
  Due to his declining defense, in 2011, Beltrán was moved from center field to right field. On May 12, 2011, playing against the Colorado Rockies, Beltrán hit three two-run home runs in a 9–5 Mets' victory.  It was the first three-home run game of his career, and he became only the eighth Mets hitter in history to hit three home runs in a single game.
caption: Beltrán with the New York Mets in 2009
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