On Tuesday, The Athletic reported that Carlos Beltran was the ringleader of the Houston Astros scandal. The report painted Beltran as a boogeyman who bullied the Astros’ clubhouse into following his plan to cheat.
This was already ridiculous for a number of reasons. The biggest being that the plan to cheat began before Beltran arrived in Houston and continued after he left. Still, the narrative that Beltran was the main culprit continues to fester. Astros shortstop Carlos Correa pushed back against that report.
VIDEO: Amazing candor from Carlos Correa, calling ‘BS’ any anonymous report that Carlos Beltrán intimidated young players and that they were not allowed to speak up.