Carlos Correa stood up for his former teammate Carlos Beltrán in the wake of the Astros sign-stealing scandal.
While speaking to reporters at spring training on Thursday, Correa refuted the recent report that Beltrán intimidated players during the team's 2017 scheme.
"The thing I have a problem with when I read that report was that we were scared of him or we felt intimidated. We didn't feel scared of him. We didn't feel intimidated. He was the nicest guy that we could ever have," Correa said. "Beltrán was the leader of the clubhouse, but we all had a say in everything we were doing in there.