1990 Kingsport Mets player profiles, New York

Mike Anaya 1990 Kingsport Mets card

Features on the 1990 Kingsport Mets, rookie affiliate of the New York Mets

Kingsport Mets (32)
Aaron Ledesma 1990 Kingsport Mets card
1 - Mike Anaya didn't think he'd turn pro, then he did with Mets
2 - Kingsport Mets Bat Boys, 3 in 1990, another gets ring
3 - Nate Benson helped HS as pitcher, hitter, saw 3 pro seasons
4 - Rich Bristow went from HS to 5 pro seasons, passed in 2010
5 - Rob Carpentier played four seasons, coached Little League
6 - Hector Carrasco hoped to close, then made 12 ML seasons
7 - Jay Davis missed bigs in 2 decades, became star in Korea
8 - Dottie Elsea became Kingsport team president, then GM
9 - Tom Engle saw 7 seasons, AAA, later made ESPN GameDay
10 - Micah Franklin made bigs, saw 17 ML games, Japan, Korea
11 - Dave Fricke helped teams as trainer in pros, high school
12 - Edwards Fully bunted well, saw 8 pro seasons, made AA
13 - Omar Garcia focused over 18 seasons, AAA, Mexico, Taiwan
14 - Butch Huskey saw 7 ML seasons, wore No. 42 for Jackie
15 - Marcel Johnson followed uncle to pros, saw three seasons
16 - Aaron Ledesma came through in majors over five seasons
17 - Mike Lehnerz won title, got drafted, saw 4 pro seasons
18 - Darian Lindsay went from Australia to four pro seasons
19 - Reynaldo Martinez started well, saw 2 seasons, single-A
20 - Wayne Mathis played two pro seasons, later turned scout
21 - Bernie Millan helped Stockton, saw six pro seasons, AA
22 - Tony Moore saw four pro seasons, then taught youth game
23 - Dan Norman made majors as player, then managed, coached
24 - Nicholas Polanco played 3 rookie ball seasons with Mets
25 - Rob Rees faced good competition, saw 5 seasons, high-A
26 - Gil Rondon made majors with Astros, White Sox, coached
27 - Mason Rudolph hit, played at catcher over 8 pro seasons
28 - Tim Sandy hit well in Legion ball, saw 4 seasons, AAA
29 - Jim Thrift had majors goals as both player and manager
30 - Cap Van Rynbach went from Netherlands to 2 pro seasons
31 - Tom Wegmann pitched well over eight seasons, made AAA
32 - Charlie Williams played in single pro season, 29 games

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