Carlos Iván Beltrán, a former professional baseball player from Puerto Rico, was born on April 24, 1977.

His first Major League Baseball (MLB) team was the Kansas City Royals in 1998. He then played for the Houston Astros, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers.

Beltrán is a 6 foot 1 inch (1.85 m) tall, 215 pound (98 kg), right-handed pitcher and switches hitter.

The Royals’ American League (AL) Rookie of the Year in 1999 was Carlos Beltrán. He received three Gold Glove Awards, two Silver Slugger Awards, and was chosen for nine MLB All-Star Games.

Of all Major Leaguers with 300 or more career attempts at basestealing, he has the best success rate (88.3%). His entry into the 30-30 club also took place in 2004.

In 2013, Beltrán received a significant award in honor of his services to the game. He gave up playing baseball after winning the 2017 World Series with the Houston Astros.