Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports the New York Mets will not be paying recently dismissed manager Carlos Beltran any of his $3 million salary. According to Davidoff, this was partially a result of Beltran “clearly realized how badly he had erred and backed away from the table.”
In lieu of any salary, the Mets did agree to contribute $200,000 to the Carlos Beltran Foundation. The foundation was established in 2002 and its mission is to “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.”
Beltran’s work with the foundation led to his winning the 2013 Roberto Clemente Award.
As noted by Davidoff, this is the second time this offseason the Mets were able to reduce their payroll obligations. Earlier, the Mets were able to greatly reduce Yoenis Cespedes‘ 2020 base salary as a result of injuries he sustained resulting from an encounter with a wild boar in his farm.
With the Mets not owing Beltran his full salary, the Mets are back in the position of only having to pay two salaries to managers this season. After 2020, Mickey Callaway‘s contract will expire leaving the Mets to only have to pay the manager who now replaces Beltran.
