Carlos Beltran
Carlos Beltran
Carlos Iván Beltránis a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He has also played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth24 April 1977
CityManati, PR
confidence confident developed start team
Just being able to start the way we started this year, it developed confidence. We're confident about the team and the lineup and the bullpen.
team winning goal
My goal is to win. It doesn't matter how I do. I want to do well, but I just want the team to win.
team games trying
Now that I feel 100 percent, I'm looking forward to playing my game the way I want to-getting on base, stealing bases and trying to help the team any way I can.
baseball team mean
I used to think it would be neat to play my whole career with one team. But as a baseball player you want to come to the ballpark every day knowing you have a chance to win and that the games mean something.
ball felt goal good matter team
I felt good at the plate, I was able to put the ball in play, ... My goal is to win. It doesn't matter how I do. I want to do well, but I just want the team to win.
asked close signing team
I asked (Samuels) about Piazza. He told me he was close to signing with a team in the American League.
favorite gentleman guy kid looked opportunity popular puerto since team
He's one of my favorite players. Since I was a kid I always looked up to him. Now having the opportunity to play with him on the same team is a dream. He's a gentleman and has always been a very popular guy in Puerto Rico.
admiration great opportunity players team unique
It's great to be a part of this. It's such a unique opportunity to be on the same team with players who I have so much admiration for.
depending good great runs score
We can score a lot of runs and we know that. It's a great lineup and the good thing about it is we're not depending on one or two guys. We're depending on everyone.
feels shoulder
My shoulder feels sore, but I'll be fine.
heal helping hurting injury instead last learn wrong
That was something that I probably did wrong last year. I should have let the injury heal completely 100 percent. I just wanted to be there, and instead of helping the team, I was hurting the team. You learn from that.
confidence days difference fans feels gives good hear players support
It feels great. I can live with that. I know sometimes I'm not going to have good days and I'm going to hear some boos. But the fans really make the difference in us as players because when you have the support from the fans, it feels great. It gives you confidence to go out there and give your best.
continue feels full improving outfield percent playing run since
It feels 60 percent and it?s not enough for me to go out there and play. I can run but not full speed, and playing in the outfield is no good. I feel like I?m getting better since the day it happened, it?s improving and I just want to continue to improve.
good
We know we are a good team, and we feel good about our start.