Carlos Beltran will likely not make his spring debut until Friday's game against the Pirates, Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York reports.

Beltran will likely not make his spring debut until Friday's game against the Pirates, Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York reports.

Analysis:

Manager Joe Girardi indicated that he wants to play it cautiously with Beltran, who had bone chips and a bone spur removed from his right elbow over the offseason. Beltran still expects to be able to return to the field for the start of the season, but he'll likely be held out of the team's first three spring games to give him extra time off.