New York Mets’ rumors: Team won’t pay Beltran’s salary, wearable devices and more

Carlos Beltran will no longer manage the New York Mets. The news was announced yesterday as part of a press conference and is the result of the former player’s involvement in the 2017 Houston Astros sign-stealing scheme.

Here are the New York Mets’ news and rumors:

Ken Davidoff: By now, you know that Carlos Beltran won’t manage the New York Mets. According to Ken Davidoff, the team will pay no part of the skipper’s $3 million salary. The sportswriter explained that Beltran “clearly realized how badly he had erred and backed away from the table.”

Regardless of any salary discussions, the Mets did agree to make a $200,000 contribution to the Carlos Beltran Foundation. It was established in 2002. It is a “completely bilingual high school, which main purpose is to develop talented student athletes between 9th and 12th grade through a first level education and specialized training.”

NJ.com: After the sign-stealing scandal of the 2017 Houston Astros, three managers losing their jobs, including Carlos Beltran. Reports surfaced that some Astros players wore ‘devices that buzzed’ as part of sign-stealing scandal.

According to NJ.com, the league released a statement saying that “MLB explored wearable devices during the investigation but found no evidence to substantiate it,” per Joel Sherman.

A Twitter account claiming to be a family member of Beltran threw two other Astros under the bus. The person said that Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman “wore devices that buzzed on inside right shoulder from hallway video guy.”

However, ESPN’s Marly Rivera reported that the account does not belong to a member of Beltran’s family. MLB allegedly found no evidence of electronic sign-stealing in 2019, for what it’s worth.

Leading candidates

MLB.com: Anthony DiComo listed the candidates for the New York Mets’ managerial job.

“I don’t think the values that we’re looking for have changed. This team is one that we believe in. We believe we can contend, and we want to make sure that we have the right support system around them to achieve their success,” General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen said.

The internal candidates are Luis Rojas, Tony DeFrancesco, Hensley Meulens and Terry Collins. External candidates are Eduardo Perez, Tim Bogar, Joe McEwing, Dusty Baker and Buck Showalter.