Watch: Beltran presents ex-teammate Jeter with Monument Park blazer
Carlos Beltran presenting Derek Jeter with a Monument Park blazer. It was Carlos who thought of it. #JeterNight pic.twitter.com/8ZfqGCDCoP
— LuisMiguelEchegaray (@lmechegaray) May 14, 2017
Carlos Beltran only spent two-and-a-half years with the New York Yankees, but he ended up leaving a legacy in the Bronx.
As part of Sunday's number retirement ceremonies for Derek Jeter, the Yankees introduced a new Monument Park blazer to be presented to every member - an idea spawned by none other than Beltran, who returns to Yankee Stadium this weekend as a member of the Houston Astros.
Therefore, it was fitting that Beltran surprised Jeter - his teammate for just one season, in 2014 - by emerging from the Astros' third-base dugout to present Jeter with his Monument Park blazer, moments after the Yankees officially unveiled his plaque.
Beltran presented Jeter with A Monument Park Blazer, which is a new thing pic.twitter.com/bkcUARetJl
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) May 14, 2017
Beltran took his celebration of the Yankees captain in a different direction in the second inning, when he hit his 545th career double to chase Masahiro Tanaka from the game and move past Jeter into 32nd place on the all-time doubles list.
#Astros nuestro 🇵🇷 Carlos Beltran acaba d pasarle a Jeter en dobles conectados en su carrera (Jeter 544) now Beltran en la POS #32 con 545 pic.twitter.com/bkmtVAni0k
— MeGustanLosDeportes (@GustanDeportes) May 15, 2017
You can't make this stuff up, folks.