Mets star wants return of ousted former manager after Astros cheating scandal

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The relationship between Carlos Beltran and the New York Mets has been quite the roller coaster since day one.

Despite being one of the greatest players to ever wear a Mets uniform, his most famous moment from his playing days in Queens — and perhaps his entire career — is when he struck out looking to lose Game 7 of the NLCS, sending the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series.

However, Beltran was always considered a true baseball man who would succeed as a coach after retirement.

When the Mets fired Mickey Callaway after the 2019 season, they brought in Beltran to be their manager.

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Carlos Beltran talks to the media after being introduced as manager of the New York Mets during a press conference at Citi Field Nov. 4, 2019, in New York City. (Rich Schultz/Getty Image)

But when it was discovered Beltran was involved in the Houston Astros' cheating scandal of 2017, he and the Mets "parted ways" before he even managed a spring training game.

Beltran kept quiet for a long while after the scandal broke, but he made his return to baseball this year as a color commentator for New York Yankees games on the YES Network. He made his return to Citi Field Thursday night to celebrate Roberto Clemente Day.

Francisco Lindor spent time with Beltran before the game, and Lindor said he wants the potential Hall of Famer back with the club.

"Would I like him to be with the team? Of course. One hundred percent," Lindor told SNY Thursday.

Lindor made it known players do not want Beltran to replace current manager Buck Showalter, but the shortstop knows what kind of impact he can have in a clubhouse.

In fact,