1990 Kingsport Mets player profiles, New York

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Mike Anaya 1990 Kingsport Mets card

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

 Kingsport Mets (31)
Aaron Ledesma 1990 Kingsport Mets card
1 - Mike Anaya didn't think he'd turn pro, then he did with Mets
2 - Nate Benson helped HS as pitcher, hitter, saw 3 pro seasons
3 - Rich Bristow went from HS to 5 pro seasons, passed in 2010
4 - Rob Carpentier played four seasons, coached Little League
5 - Hector Carrasco hoped to close, then made 12 ML seasons
6 - Jay Davis missed bigs in 2 decades, became star in Korea
7 - Dottie Elsea stepped in as Kingsport team president, later became team GM, 5/8/22
8 - Tom Engle, Really Neat, 3/26/17
9 - Micah Franklin, Every Day, 3/22/17
10 - Dave Fricke, Great Success, 3/13/17
11 - Edwards Fully, Biggest Hits, 3/19/17
12 - Omar Garcia, Felt Good, 3/12/17
17 - Darian Lindsay, Next League, 3/7/17
18 - Reynaldo Martinez, Big Jump, 3/21/17
19 - Wayne Mathis, Chance Scout, 3/19/17
20 - Bernie Millan, Stretch Run, 3/11/17
21 - Tony Moore, His Experiences, 3/10/17
22 - Dan Norman, Important Thing, 3/17/17
23 - Nicholas Polanco, Three Names, 3/18/17
24 - Rob Rees, Very Far, 3/7/17
25 - Gil Rondon briefly made bigs, coached
26 - Mason Rudolph hit, played at catcher over 8 pro seasons
27 - Tim Sandy, Lefty Batter, 3/8/17
28 - Jim Thrift, Long Time, 3/8/17
29 - Cap Van Rynbach, Select Group, 3/20/17
30 - Tom Wegmann, More Pumped, 3/30/17
31 - Charlie Williams, Signed Another, 3/10/17

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