New York Yankees excuse Carlos Beltran indefinitely for family issue
By Phil Watson
According to a report, the New York Yankees have excused outfielder Carlos Beltran indefinitely so he may attend to a family issue.
MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch reported via Twitter:
Carlos Beltran is in NYC, continuing to attend to a family issue. Joe Girardi told him to take as much time as he needs.
— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) September 17, 2014
Beltran is in New York while the Yankees finish a series in St. Petersburg, Fla., against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Beltran, in the first year of a three-year, $45 million deal he signed last winter, has been limited to 108 games this season and is hitting just .236/.303/.406 with 15 homers and 49 RBI. He missed a month with a bone spur in his elbow and is reportedly going to undergo surgery to repair the elbow when the season is over.
Beltran, 37, is an eight-time All-Star who spent the last two seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he hit .282/.343/.493 with 56 home runs and 181 RBI while playing regularly in right field.
This season, he has started only 31 games in right field while making 75 starts as the designated hitter, a position he had filled only 45 times in his career prior to this season.
Originally a second-round pick of the Kansas City Royals in 1995, Beltran is in his 17th season and has played with the Royals, Houston Astros, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants and the Cardinals prior to coming to the Bronx this year.
He tied a postseason record in 2004 with eight home runs, matching Barry Bonds’ output in 2002. The record was later tied by Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers in 2011. But unlike Bonds and Cruz, Beltran did not play in the World Series in 2004—his eight home runs were clubbed in just 12 games. Bonds and Cruz each played 17 playoff games to get to the eight homer mark.
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