Just over two months after being hired in the role , Carlos Beltran is no longer the New York Mets manager.
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Beltran is stepping down after being implicated in the Houston Astros sign-stealing controversy.
This is not necessarily surprising news. It would have been hard for Beltran to keep his job. If he didn’t step down, there’s a strong chance the Mets would have fired the former All-Star outfielder.
All of this comes after Astros manager A.J. Hinch and Red Sox manager Alex Cora were fired due to their roles in sign-stealing scandals over the past few seasons.
Needless to say, Beltran’s decision came with a mixed bag of reactions from the MLB world.
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