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Note: Carlos Beltran can Hit and Catch

by Matthew Cerrone on September 18th, 2008 at 9:42 am

Last night, in a win against the Nationals, Carlos Beltran hit two home, drew a walk, and made an outstanding catch on the warning track, with the bases loaded, to end the eighth inning.

“Well, as soon as he hit it I thought it was gonna be over my head, because it sounded good off the bat.  I just put my head down and went back to the wall and I was thinking I have to do something to try to cut this ball. but it stopped and I was able to make the catch.  It was good, because, you know, if it would have been over my head it would have been a different story.  But, thank God I was able to get to it.”

Beltran is hitting .282 with 26 HR, 106 RBI, 110 runs scored, 21 stolen bases, 38 doubles and will most likely win a Gold Glove Award for his defense this season.

He has a .373 batting average in 51 at bats this September, with five HR and and just seven strike outs in 14 games.

The following poll is a vague, but that’s sort of the point:

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