OF Carlos Beltran will get his first start in right field on Saturday. Beltran, acquired from the Yankees on Monday, served as the designated hitter for a fourth consecutive game on Friday night. He played 58 games in right field for the Yankees before the trade.

DH Carlos Beltran hit his first homer for the Rangers on Wednesday since being traded from the Yankees on Monday with a solo shot in the opening inning. He has homered for all seven teams he has played for over his career. The others are Kansas City, Houston, the New York Mets, San Francisco and St. Louis. "It's always good. Any time you are capable of doing something positive for the team," Beltran said. "The fact that I got my first hit here it's good. It's good to get it out of the way."

OF Carlos Beltran joined the Rangers and batted third as the designated hitter but went 0-for-4. He's going to give an already dangerous Texas lineup another strong bat. "It's great. As a player, it's what you look for. You want to be in the situation where you're playing meaningful games, and you get the opportunity to play in the playoffs," he said.

The Texas Rangers, though still comfortably atop the American League West, had three priorities in the days winding down to Major League Baseball's non-waiver trading deadline on Monday afternoon. The club wanted an offensive upgrade at catcher, better bullpen performance and a run-producing hitter.After the dust settled on an active last couple days, Texas had gone 3-for-3.Texas embodies 'going for it' in 2016.It snared slugger Carlos Beltran from the Yankees and All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy and closer Jeremy Jeffress from the Brewers. The Rangers had to deal Milwaukee one of their two highest-rated prospects in outfielder Lewis Brinson and gave New York one of their best pitching prospects in Dillon Tate. Would the Rangers have liked a premier starting pitcher, too? Of course, but none -- especially the White Sox's Chris Sale and the Rays' Chris Archer -- were moved before the deadline. But in terms of addressing the weaknesses that could prevent them from reaching the 2016 World... [More]

OF Carlos Beltran was traded to the Texas Rangers from the New York Yankees on Monday for a trio of minor leaguers. New York acquired Dillon Tate, who was the fourth overall pick in the 2015 draft, in addition to fellow right-handers Erik Swanson and Nick Green. Beltran has been the most consistent hitter for an offense that has struggled for most of the season. In the final campaign of a three-year, $45 million deal, the 39-year-old switch hitter is batting .304 with 22 home runs and 64 RBIs in 99 games with the Yankees.

Sellers for the first time since 1989, the New York Yankees sent veteran outfielder Carlos Beltran to the Texas Rangers on Monday for a trio of minor leaguers. The Yankees have obtained seven prospects from the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs in deals for left-handed relievers Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman. In the trade involving Beltran, New York acquired Dillon Tate, who was the fourth overall pick in the 2015 draft, in addition to fellow right-handers Erik Swanson and Nick Green.Beltran has been the most consistent hitter for an offense that has struggled for most of the season. In the final campaign of a three-year, $45 million deal, the 39-year-old switch hitter is batting .304 with 22 home runs and 64 RBIs in 99 games with the Yankees.New York, which has debated about being sellers and buyers for most of the season, has dropped four in a row after winning 11 of 16 games. The Yankees (52-52) are seven games out of first place in the American League East.Beltran has batted .281... [More]

DH Carlos Beltran hit a two-run home run, his 22nd of the season. It's also the 414th of his career, tying Darrell Evans for 51st on the all-time career list. He's also now within two RBIs of tying Mickey Mantle for 45th on the all-time career RBI list. With one run, he'll join Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols as the only active players with 1,500 career RBIs and 1,500 career runs scored.

DH Carlos Beltran and 2B Starlin Castro were both in the starting lineup, the only two Yankees to participate in all 13 games between the All-Star break and the team's scheduled off day Thursday. Castro entered Wednesday batting .302 with one home run and nine RBIs since the break, while Beltran was batting .378 with two homers and six RBIs during those 12 games.

RF/DH Carlos Beltran made his 27th start as a designated hitter Wednesday and reached 20 home runs for the 12th season during the eighth inning. Beltran had not reached the milestone since 2013. This was the first time he did so while playing in the American League since hitting 26 in 521 at-bats for the Kansas City Royals in 2003. Beltran also is the third Yankee to hit 20 home runs in a season after turning 39, joining Alex Rodriguez in 2015 and Babe Ruth in 1934.

RF Carlos Beltran had his ninth game with at least three hits Monday when he doubled and had two singles. Beltran, who is the subject of trade rumors, is batting .349 (61-for-175) in his last 48 games since May 19. Asked about the constant rumors, Beltran said: "If you play better, your trade value goes up, that's how that works. It's like the stock market."

RF Carlos Beltran became the 46th player to reach 1,500 career RBIs Friday night after his two-run single in the sixth inning. He has 1,501 RBI, and 39 of those have come in his last 45 games.

DH Carlos Beltran increased his case for the Hall of Fame by batting .299 with 19 home runs and 56 RBIs. He's reached a few milestones along the way, 400 home runs and 2,500 hits and is close to 1,500 RBIs.

OF Carlos Beltran is still dealing with a hamstring issue, which is why he was the DH in the series finale Wednesday against the White Sox.

OF/DH Carlos Beltran was back to manning the DH role for the Yankees in their series-finale Wednesday at the White Sox. Beltran, who started in RF against Chicagoon Tuesday, is still dealing with a right hamstring strain. He was removed from the gameTuesdayafter six innings, despite going 3-for-5 with a double and RBI to that point. Beltran went 0-for-4 as the DH on Wednesday, a spot that forces full-time DH Alex Rodriguez out of the starting lineup because he doesn't play a position in the field. Manager Joe Girardi said Beltran, who will play for the American League in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, could be nursing the injury for awhile. "We're worried about it," Girardi said. "We're trying to be protective of it. It's not gone. The issue's not gone, so he's probably going to DH more than play the outfield for a little bit."

OF Carlos Beltran started in RF for the Yankees on Tuesday at the Chicago White Sox, clearing the way for Alex Rodriguez to handle the DH role. It was the first time since June 25 that manager Joe Girardi was able to write both of their names into his starting lineup. Beltran, who hadn't started in five straight games coming into the series because of a hamstring issue, was also named to the American League roster for the upcoming All-Star Game in San Diego. He went 3-for-5 against the White Sox with an RBI double. "Carlos feels that he's ready to play the outfield and to put them both in there is good," Girardi said. "You watch Carlos (Tuesday) and you're somewhat concerned, but you hope that everything is good."

OF/DH Carlos Beltran started at designated hitter Monday and went 1-for-5 against the White Sox. Beltran, 39, experienced tightness in his right hamstring last week. "I'm not ready to put him in right field," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before the game.

OF Carlos Beltran was 1-for-2 with a double in two pinch-hitting appearances in three weekend games against the Padres. But Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Sunday that he's not sure Beltran (sore hamstring) will be ready to return to the outfield on Monday when the Yankees return to American League action at the Chicago White Sox. If Beltran can't play in the outfield, the switch-hitter would be the designated hitter, keeping Alex Rodriguez out of the lineup.

OF Carlos Beltran missed another start with a tender hamstring Saturday night, although he doubled as a pinch-hitter Friday night. Girardi said Beltran would likely return to the starting lineup Monday as the designated hitter when the Yankees open a series in Chicago against the White Sox.

OF Carlos Beltran has a right hamstring issue, and he might not start this weekend against the Padres, according to manager Joe Girardi. Petco Park is the only current ballpark in which Beltran has not homered. Beltran, who doubled as a pinch-hitter Friday night, is batting .299 this season with 19 homers and 53 RBIs in 74 games.

RF Carlos Beltran (right hamstring tightness) said he was doing better but sat out a second straight game. Beltran may not play Friday since he would have to play the field.