It would be inaccurate to say the photograph says it all, because one shot couldn't possibly capture the 20-season quest that led to the moment.
A single image can't tell the story of the 9,983 at-bats, the 2,791 hits, the 451 home runs that came and went during the 2,651 regular and postseason games that ended without the accomplishment he had chased since he made his major league debut as a 21-year-old Kansas City Royal in 1998.
Carlos Beltran could call himself so many things before the Astros beat the Dodgers 5-1 in the seventh game of the World Series on Wednesday night.