Carlos Beltrán Quotes Bad Bunny As He Thanks Parents During Hall Of Fame Induction

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Carlos Beltrán and Bad Bunny haven’t met yet, but nan Hall of Fame slugger and nan superstar rapper stock a emotion of family and their beloved Puerto Rico. So while reasoning of a measurement to grant his parents during his induction speech, Beltran pulled from 1 of Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio’s hits Sunday day astatine nan Clark Sports Center.

Most of Beltrán’s induction reside astatine nan National Baseball Hall of Fame was successful English, but he delivered portion of it successful Spanish to reside his parents, Wilfredo and Carmen.

That’s erstwhile he quoted Bad Bunny’s “La Mudanza,” 1 of nan songs nan Puerto Rican prima sang during nan past Super Bowl halftime show.

“Un aplauso pa Mami y Papi porque en verdá rompieron.”

(In English, “One information of applause for Mom and Dad because they genuinely crushed it.”)

“I emotion that song,” Beltrán said aft he was inducted into nan Hall on pinch erstwhile Dodgers Jeff Kent and Andruw Jones earlier an estimated crowd of 12,000. “I for illustration it because it’s a tribute to our parents.

Carlos Beltrán waves a Puerto Rican emblem while speaking during nan Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonial successful Cooperstown, N.Y., connected Sunday.

(Seth Wenig / Associated Press)

“I deliberation it’s cool what [Bad Bunny] does pinch his music. There’s nary uncertainty that he looks for a measurement to beforehand Puerto Rico, admit nan family, admit relationships. I deliberation it was an important infinitesimal to mention them and for nan fans that travel his euphony respond to those words.”

Beltrán was calved successful Manati, Puerto Rico, wherever his father, Wilfredo Beltrán worked astatine a pharmaceutical company. Carlos Beltrán credits his begetter pinch instilling his activity ethic by winning “perfect attendance” certificates each twelvemonth for 35 years astatine his company. Carmen Beltrán was a homemaker, and Carlos credits her pinch raising him.

Long earlier Bad Bunny became 1 of nan astir celebrated artists successful nan world, Beltrán devoted his activity disconnected nan section to helping Puerto Rican youths and promoting his island.

“I consciousness proud of what he does,” Beltrán said of Bad Bunny. “I deliberation he represents our island. He’s portion of our culture, and astatine nan aforesaid clip he’s doing a beautiful bully occupation promoting nan island. As a shot subordinate myself, I effort to do nan champion that I could besides to do nan same.”