DH Carlos Beltran moved to 49th on the all-time homer list with his solo shot in the second inning. It was the 428th homer in his career. Beltran is now three home runs behind Cal Ripken Jr. for the 48th spot. Beltran is also now tied for 54th all-time in games played with 2,505 with Sam Crawford. Beltran, who went 3-for-5, added a two-run single in the third and is now 39th on the all-time RBI list with 1,557. "I just want to say that I feel blessed, thankful," Beltran said of the records. "God has allowed me to play this game for such a long time, and when you play the game for a long time. These things can happen. It's a motivation to come every day and hopefully do something positive."

DH Carlos Beltran had four hits and capped Houston's 11-run eighth inning with a three-run homer on Monday. Beltran has homered in three of his last four games at Minnesota's Target Field. He had four hits in a game for the first time since Aug. 16, 2016, and matched a season high with the three RBIs.

DH Carlos Beltran doubled leading off the third inning, recording his 547th double in the process. He is now tied with Manny Ramirez for 30th in major league history. His 1,051 extra-base hits are third all-time for a switch-hitter and just four behind second place Chipper Jones.

DH Carlos Beltran slugged a solo home run in the second inning off Indians RHP Danny Salazar in Sunday's loss. It marked his 1,550th career RBI, which ties Beltran with Fred McGriff for 46th all-time. Beltran, whose 1,048 career extra-base hits are third among switch-hitters, is five RBIs behind Willie McCovey for 45th in baseball annals.

DH Carlos Beltran did not start in the first game but in his second at-bat of the nightcap, he hit his 545th career double, breaking a tie for 31st place on the all-time list with Derek Jeter. Next up on the all-time list are Manny Ramirez (547) and Alex Rodriguez (548).

DH Carlos Beltran made his first start of the season in right field and did not record a putout. Beltran last started a game in right field Sept. 27, for the Texas Rangers against the Milwaukee Brewers. "He's played right field in this ballpark before, small dimensions in right," manager A.J. Hinch said before the game. "Similar to our left field and I went with experience for him." Hinch said he plans on giving Beltran the day off for the third game of the series, which may not happen Saturday based on the forecast of heavy rains. Friday was Beltran's sixth start in the field. His first five starts on defense were as a left fielder.

DH Carlos Beltran made his return to New York on Thursday. The Yankees traded him to the Texas Rangers on Aug. 1 and he signed with the Astros in free agency on Dec. 3. Beltran spoke positively of his three seasons with the Yankees. He said he thought about returning to New York in free agency but said he felt the Yankees had other priorities at the time he wanted to sign a new contract. "As a player, when you're a free agent, there is a fine line when you have to make your decision," Beltran said. "It cannot be too early. It cannot be too late. I know my market. I know the year that I had last year. I know age is huge in baseball. You get older, they want to lower your market. But at the end of the day, I feel like I had a good year last year, so I feel like it was important for me to be in the same (salary) range."

DH Carlos Beltran finished 1-for-2 with a pair of walks, marking the first time this season he has recorded multiple walks in a game. Beltran entered with only three walks on the season. Beltran reached base multiple times for the fourth time since May 2.

DH Carlos Beltran finished 2-for-4 with a homer and a double, his 544th career two-bagger. Beltran is tied with Yankees SS Derek Jeter for 31st place all-time in doubles.

DH Carlos Beltran had the only RBI for the Astros Saturday, a two-out double in the first to score Carlos Correa. He now has 1,042 extra-base hits by a switch-hitter, third on the all-time list behind Eddie Murray and Chipper Jones, His double tied the late Tony Gwynn for 32nd on the all-time list.

DH Carlos Beltran recorded his first three-hit game of the season, and his leadoff double in the eighth inning marked his 1,041st extra-base hit. Beltran is tied with Pete Rose for third all time in extra-base hits by a switch-hitter. His 540th double tied him with Dave Winfield for 35th in major league history.

DH Carlos Beltran's next extra-base hit will be the 1,041st of his career. That will tie Pete Rose for third on the major league list for most extra base hits by a switch hitter. The top two spots belong to Eddie Murray (1,099) and Chipper Jones (1,055).

DH Carlos Beltran hit a home run for the second straight game, showing the benefits of taking his first off-day of the season on Thursday. Beltran's solo home run in the second inning was the first of two hits, lifting his average to .274.

LF Carlos Beltran clubbed his first home run of the season in the first inning and his first with the Astros since Game 4 of the 2004 National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. It was his 422nd career homer and 1,039th extra-base hit, which moved him within two of matching Pete Rose for third-most by a switch hitter in major league history.

DH Carlos Beltran's seventh-inning, run-scoring double produced his 1,537th career RBI, which tied him with the legendary Joe DiMaggio for 49th on the major league list. Beltran, who has played in parts of 20 major league seasons, also ranks 38th all time in doubles.

DH Carlos Beltran recorded his first hit of the season, snapping an 0-for-9 drought. Beltran played for the Astros last in 2004.

Before the Astros stepped foot in their new spring training facility at West Palm Beach, Fla., virtually all the decisions regarding their 25-man roster were made, rendering the notion of Grapefruit League competition futile.There were evaluations set to impact the fringes of the roster, but the series of offseason maneuvers executed by general manager Jeff Luhnow essentially eliminated the need for manager A.J. Hinch to stringently analyze every player in his clubhouse. The Astros knew what they were before they arrived by design."This is what a team that's going into the season that's profiled to be good, that has a lot of depth, is supposed to feel like," Hinch said. "It should be hard to crack our team."The additions of Nori Aoki, Carlos Beltran, Brian McCann and Josh Reddick put Hinch in position to construct his batting order and defensive alignment before the club went through the paces of actually preparing for the season. The protracted, painful rebuild to contention manifested... [More]

DH Carlos Beltran had a single in the seventh inning and has now reached base safely in 48 of his 53 career postseason games. Beltran, who became just the eighth position player to play for at least five postseason clubs, went 1-for-3 against Toronto RHP Marco Estrada. "(Estrada) pitched well," Beltran said. "He locates. He was able to use his changeup and his fastball. He pitched up and down, and basically he kept us off balance and we couldn't put anything together."

DH Carlos Beltran is now one of eight position players to have played for at least five different clubs in postseason history.

OF/DH Carlos Beltran stole his first base in two years Tuesday, and also made a diving catch in right field. The 39-year-old nine-time All-Star will likely get significant time in the field in the postseason, which manager Jeff Banister believes is a good thing for Beltran. "That gives him a certain energy," Banister said. "It keeps the body fresh, keeps the body live."