Carlos Beltran said he was following doctor's orders with surgery to repair his right knee, and the Mets didn't ask him to delay the procedure until it was underway. The All-Star center fielder contradicted the assertion of officials of the Major League Baseball team, who said they asked him to put off surgery until their medical staff had ...

Carlos Beltran says the New York Mets made their request to delay knee surgery only after the operation was underway. A day after his right knee was repaired, the All-Star center fielder contradicted the claims of team officials who said they asked him to delay surgery while ...

The injury-riddled New York Mets got some good news Tuesday when a second examination of All-Star center fielder Carlos Beltran's bruised right knee also indicated surgery is not required. The opinion from Dr. Richard Steadman in Vail, Colo., was the same as the Mets ...

Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran is out for the third consecutive game because of a stomach virus. Beltran stayed at the team hotel while New York played the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. He hasn't played since Saturday against Florida. Starter John Maine has also been dealing with a ...