Mets' Carlos Beltran avoids Astros cheating scandal questions as he looks ahead to front office role

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The New York Mets’ newest front office member, Carlos Beltran, in focused on his team — not the Houston Astros. 

Beltran’s involvement in the infamous cheating scandal in 2017 with Houston led to his early exit as Mets manager in 2019, shortly after he was hired to replace Mickey Callaway. Three years later, Beltran is back in Queens, this time as special adviser to the general manager, Billy Eppler. 

Beltran was present at the Mets’ spring training complex in Port St. Lucie Wednesday, where he fielded questions from reporters, who brought up the Astros. 

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Carlos Beltran poses for pictures after being introduced as the next manager of the New York Mets during a press conference at Citi Field Nov. 4, 2019, in New York City. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

"Today’s not about the Astros," Beltrán said, via The Associated Press. "Today is about the Mets."

MLB’s report following its investigation of the Astros found they broke rules for using electronics to steal signs on their way to winning the 2017 World Series. In the report, Beltran was specifically mentioned as someone who played a major role in it. In fact, he was the only person mentioned in the report. 

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This came out as Beltran was about to take on his first season as a manager in MLB, something he’s wanted to do since leaving the game as a player. But the Mets had to move on, eventually hiring Luis Rojas before he was replaced by Buck Showalter at the beginning of last year. 

"I felt like that was a moment that needed to happen, and I