1990 Kingsport Mets player profiles, New York
Features on the 1990 Kingsport Mets, rookie affiliate of the New York Mets
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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 - Darwin Davis had high hopes with Mets, 3 minors seasons
8 - Jay Davis missed bigs in 2 decades, became star in Korea
9 - Dottie Elsea became Kingsport team president, then GM
10 - Tom Engle saw 7 seasons, AAA, later made ESPN GameDay
11 - Micah Franklin made bigs, saw 17 ML games, Japan, Korea
12 - Dave Fricke helped teams as trainer in pros, high school
13 - Edwards Fully bunted well, saw 8 pro seasons, made AA
14 - Omar Garcia focused over 18 seasons, AAA, Mexico, Taiwan
12 - Dave Fricke helped teams as trainer in pros, high school
13 - Edwards Fully bunted well, saw 8 pro seasons, made AA
14 - Omar Garcia focused over 18 seasons, AAA, Mexico, Taiwan
15 - Butch Huskey saw 7 ML seasons, wore No. 42 for Jackie
16 - Marcel Johnson followed uncle to pros, saw three seasons
16 - Marcel Johnson followed uncle to pros, saw three seasons
17 - Travis Kinyoun saw 3 seasons, 3 organizations, high-A
18 - Aaron Ledesma came through in majors over five seasons
19 - Mike Lehnerz won title, got drafted, saw 4 pro seasons
20 - Darian Lindsay went from Australia to four pro seasons
21 - Reynaldo Martinez started well, saw 2 seasons, single-A
21 - Reynaldo Martinez started well, saw 2 seasons, single-A
22 - Wayne Mathis played two pro seasons, later turned scout
23 - Bernie Millan helped Stockton, saw six pro seasons, AA
24 - Tony Moore saw four pro seasons, then taught youth game
25 - Dan Norman made majors as player, then managed, coached
26 - Nicholas Polanco played 3 rookie ball seasons with Mets
27 - Rob Rees faced good competition, saw 5 seasons, high-A
28 - Gil Rondon made majors with Astros, White Sox, coached
26 - Nicholas Polanco played 3 rookie ball seasons with Mets
27 - Rob Rees faced good competition, saw 5 seasons, high-A
28 - Gil Rondon made majors with Astros, White Sox, coached
29 - Mason Rudolph hit, played at catcher over 8 pro seasons
30 - Tim Sandy hit well in Legion ball, saw 4 seasons, AAA
31 - Steve Steele helped at catcher in 3 rookie ball seasons
32 - Jim Thrift had majors goals as both player and manager
33 - Cap Van Rynbach went from Netherlands to 2 pro seasons
32 - Jim Thrift had majors goals as both player and manager
33 - Cap Van Rynbach went from Netherlands to 2 pro seasons
34 - Quilvio Veras chose baseball over accounting, made bigs
35 - Tom Wegmann pitched well over eight seasons, made AAA
36 - Charlie Williams played in single pro season, 29 games
35 - Tom Wegmann pitched well over eight seasons, made AAA
36 - Charlie Williams played in single pro season, 29 games
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