Carlos Beltran said Monday that he has not told the Mets that he would reject a trade to an American League team, despite rumors indicating he prefers the National League. "I have not told [the Mets] I won't play for an American League team," Beltran told The New York Post. "I don't know where that is coming from. It's not coming from me." So would Beltran accept a trade to the AL? "It has to make sense whoever that American League team is," Beltran said. Beltran's definition of "sense" starts with playing for a contender and receiving a guarantee he won't have to be the designated hitter.