Overview
- The number retirement will occur during the 2026 regular season, according to reporting first shared by Mike Puma of the New York Post.
- Beltrán’s Mets Hall of Fame induction, previously slated for May 30 with Lee Mazzilli and Bobby Valentine, will be postponed to coincide with the jersey ceremony.
- He is set for Baseball Hall of Fame enshrinement in July with a Mets logo on his plaque, becoming the third Hall inductee to wear a Mets cap after Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza.
- Beltrán would become the ninth former Mets player to have his number retired by the franchise, with the specific ceremony date still to be announced.
- Across a 20-year career, he tallied 435 home runs and 312 steals and hit .280/.369/.500 as a Met from 2005–2011, and he now serves as a special advisor in the Mets’ front office.