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Puerto Rican Beltran to skip Astros' White House visit
Source: Reuters
#SPORTS NEWS FEBRUARY 7, 2018 / 12:38 AM / UPDATED 10 HOURS AGO
Puerto Rican Beltran to skip Astros' White House visit
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - Recently retired Carlos Beltran will skip the Major League champion Houston Astros’ visit to the White House, he said on Tuesday, citing family reasons while also criticising the United States government and agencies.
Beltran, a native of Puerto Rico, said that he was disappointed in the U.S. response to Hurricane Maria that devastated the Caribbean island in September.
He noted the swift recovery by Houston after massive flooding in the Texas city in August.
“One thing that really impressed me a lot was how fast that city was able to get back on its feet,” the 40-year-old Beltran told reporters at an award dinner in New York.
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Puerto Rican Beltran to skip Astros' White House visit
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - Recently retired Carlos Beltran will skip the Major League champion Houston Astros’ visit to the White House, he said on Tuesday, citing family reasons while also criticising the United States government and agencies.
Beltran, a native of Puerto Rico, said that he was disappointed in the U.S. response to Hurricane Maria that devastated the Caribbean island in September.
He noted the swift recovery by Houston after massive flooding in the Texas city in August.
“One thing that really impressed me a lot was how fast that city was able to get back on its feet,” the 40-year-old Beltran told reporters at an award dinner in New York.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-baseball-mlb-hou-beltran/puerto-rican-beltran-to-skip-astros-white-house-visit-idUSKBN1FR0H1
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