![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, his good season was washed away with an epic Mets collapse. He had 33 home runs with 112 RBI and an OPS of. In 2007 he followed it up with his third straight all-star game, second silver slugger and gold glove. ![]() They had nearly a 10 game lead on the second-best team. They were far and away from the most dominant National League team that year. He helped lead the Mets to the best record in the National League. Beltran was so good he finished 4th in the NL MVP. On defense, he saved 13 runs and won a gold glove in center field. He was awarded a silver slugger and was an All-Star game starter. Beltran also led the team with 41 home runs, 116 RBI, 127 runs and an OPS of. 2006 Carlos Beltran had a historic Mets seasonīeltran led the team with a WAR of 8.2 and the second highest was Jose Reyes at 5.9. Beltran has now become the most underrated Met of all-time. 2006 was his standout season and he played with them from 2005-2011. If the Mets had won it all Beltran's legacy would look much different today. 2006 should've resulted in a World Series for the Mets. The Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers in five games. Beltran hit three home runs with four RBI and an OPS of. They had 13 more wins than the Cardinals, and they were never supposed to lose that series.īeltran was not the reason they lost that series. ![]() They swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. In 2006 it was his first time in the postseason with the Mets. In his previous postseason in 2004, he tied the record for the most home runs in a postseason with eight. It's gone on to carry him to a career that is now closing in on 200 wins.īefore that strikeout, Beltran was known as a great postseason performer. That curveball is still one of the best pitches in baseball. It's not like Adam Wainwright is someone that happened to get lucky. What Beltran did shouldn't be overlooked because of one moment. Is it fair to have one moment define a career? As a result of that ending, many forget how great Beltran was with the Mets. Louis Cardinals Adam Wainwright to lose game 7 of the NLCS in 2006. Former New York Mets center field Carlos Beltran is known by most fans for striking out looking at that curveball with the bases loaded from St. ![]()
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