Former Houston player and new Yankees TV analyst Carlos Beltran conceded that the Astros' 2017 World Series title is "stained" by the sign-stealing scandal that roiled Major League Baseball.

Beltran made the comments in an interview with YES Network that airs Monday, coinciding with Beltran's first day on the job covering the New York Yankees for the network.

Beltran was a player on the Astros in 2017 — his 20th and final major-league season — and appeared in 129 games, hitting .231 with 14 home runs.