NEW YORK - APRIL 13: The San Diego Padres take on the New York Mets during opening day at Citi Field on April 13, 2009 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. This is the first regular season MLB game being played at the new venue which replaced Shea stadium as the Mets home field. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) Getty
Carlos Beltran of the New York Mets running out a hit during a regular season MLB game against Baltimore Orioles, played at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York on Sunday, June 18, 2006. The Mets defeated the Orioles 9-4 during interleague play. (Photo by Bryan Yablonsky/Getty Images) Getty
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 08: Carlos Beltran #15 of the New York Mets hits a double in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals during the Mets' Home Opener at Citi Field on April 8, 2011 in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) Getty
The first pitch of Saturday afternoon's game between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies has been delayed, but not due to inclement weather.
Today, the Mets are inducting Carlos Beltrán into the Mets Hall of Fame. No one will ever wear Beltrán's No. 15 with the Mets ever again.
GettyNEW YORK – APRIL 13: The San Diego Padres take on the New York Mets during opening day at Citi Field on April 13, 2009 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. This is the first regular season MLB game being played at the new venue which replaced Shea stadium as the Mets home field. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
The game was originally scheduled to start at 4:10 p.m. EDT. At the start of the delay, Beltrán was making a speech on the field.
It's unclear exactly when Beltrán's ceremony will be over. This post will be updated with the latest information on the delay.
GettyCarlos Beltran of the New York Mets running out a hit during a regular season MLB game against Baltimore Orioles , played at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York on Sunday, June 18, 2006. The Mets defeated the Orioles 9-4 during interleague play. (Photo by Bryan Yablonsky/Getty Images)
Beltran played seven seasons (2005-11) with the Mets after seven years with the Kansas City Royals and a brief stint with the Kansas City Royals .
During his time with the Mets, Beltran posted 31.1 bWAR and an .869 OPS with 149 home runs and 559 RBI over 839 games.
GettyNEW YORK, NY – APRIL 08: Carlos Beltran #15 of the New York Mets hits a double in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals during the Mets' Home Opener at Citi Field on April 8, 2011 in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Beltrán was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26, 2026.
He played 20 seasons in the majors.
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