Carlos Beltran is back in the orange and blue. In a sequence of events that would’ve seemed unfathomable a month or so ago, the Mets legend has been hired as the 22nd manager in franchise history. Once persona-non-grata around the Mets due to some turbulence he endured with ownership as a player, Beltran appears to have mended any and all fences, and the team can now finally recognize all of his tremendous contributions on the field.
Beltran spent the better part of seven years in a Mets uniform, and he left a mark on the franchise and its fans.