Carlos Beltran : Retired player won't visit White House with Astros
Carlos Beltran
CLOSE  Carlos Beltran  was on hand in New York on Tuesday  Feb. 6  2018 to accept the Legend Award at the 38th annual Thurman Munson Dinner  recognizing his charitable contributions â including his foundationâs hurricane relief aid in his native Puerto Rico. Pete Caldera/NorthJersey.com
 Carlos Beltran  was a nine-time all-star. (Photo: Thomas Shea  USA TODAY Sports)
 Carlos Beltran  said Tuesday night that  he  will not visit the White House with  his  former Houston Astros teammates and will spend time with  his  family instead.
 Beltran  said  his  decision to skip the trip is not politically motivated  though  he  has been "disappointed" by the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Maria damage in Puerto Rico  especially when compared to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Houston.
"Thereâs no doubt Iâm disappointed and Iâm not the only one "  Beltran  said at the Thurman Munson Dinner in New York. "Being part of the United States  you expect to at least get the same benefits (when) tragedies like this happen."
 Beltran  said Trump's presence in the White House did not affect  his  decision.
"(Trump) is the President of the United States "  Beltran  said  according to the New York Daily News. "If sometimes we donât like the things that he does  or we like the things that he does  at the end of the day heâs the president  so (it has) nothing to do with that.
 Beltran  later explained that  because  he  has since retired from baseball   he  doesn't feel like  he  belongs to a team like the Astros.
"My family ... thatâs the team I feel I belong to right now "  he  said.
CLOSE   [TGT] was on hand in New York on Tuesday  Feb. 6  2018 to accept the Legend Award at the 38th annual Thurman Munson Dinner  recognizing  [TGT]  charitable contributions â including  [TGT]  foundationâs hurricane relief aid in  [TGT]  native Puerto Rico. Pete Caldera/NorthJersey.com
  [TGT] was a nine-time all-star. (Photo: Thomas Shea  USA TODAY Sports)
  [TGT] said Tuesday night that   [TGT]   will not visit the White House with   [TGT]   former Houston Astros teammates and will spend time with  his  family instead.
  [TGT] said   [TGT]   decision to skip the trip is not politically motivated  though   [TGT]   has been "disappointed" by the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Maria damage in Puerto Rico  especially when compared to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Houston.
"Thereâs no doubt Iâm disappointed and Iâm not the only one "   [TGT] said at the Thurman Munson Dinner in New York. "Being part of the United States  you expect to at least get the same benefits (when) tragedies like this happen. [TGT] 
said Trump's presence in the White House did not affect   [TGT]   decision.
"(Trump) is the President of the United States  [TGT] said  according to the New York Daily News. "If sometimes we donât like the things that he does  or we like the things that he does  at the end of the day heâs the president  so (it has) nothing to do with that.
  [TGT] later explained that  because   [TGT]   has since retired from baseball    [TGT]   doesn't feel like   [TGT]   belongs to a team like the Astros.
"My family ... thatâs the team I feel I belong to right now "   [TGT]   said.