Minor Leagues.

SCOUTING STAFF AMATEUR SCOUTING

PROFESSIONAL SCOUTING

DIRECTOR OF AMATEUR SCOUTING

VICE PRESIDENT, PROFESSIONAL SCOUTING

Rudy Terrasas

Gary LaRocque

ASSISTANT, AMATEUR SCOUTING

ASSISTANT, PROFESSIONAL SCOUTING

Elizabeth Gadsden

Anne Fairbanks

COORDINATOR, AMATEUR SCOUTING

ADVANCE SCOUT

Adam Fisher

Bruce Benedict

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SCOUTING DIRECTOR

PROFESSIONAL SCOUTS

Benny Latino III

Russ Bove Howie Freiling Jerry Krause Bryan Lambe Bob Minor Harry Minor Scott Nethery Joe Nigro Roland Johnson

REGIONAL SUPERVISORS Tim Fortugno David Lakey John Poloni

Elk Grove, CA (West) Kingwood, TX (Midwest) Tarpon Springs, FL (East)

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT SCOUT Doug Gassaway

Longwood, FL Apex, NC Highland Park, FL North Massapequa, NY Garden Grove, CA Long Beach, CA Houston, TX Staten Island, NY Newington, CT

AREA SUPERVISORS Mike Baker

Steve Barningham Kevin Brand Erwin Bryant Larry Chase Ray Corbett Rodney Henderson Scott Hunter Larry Izzo, Jr. Steve Leavitt Fred Mazuca Marlin McPhail Claude Pelletier Jim Reeves Junior Roman Rob Sidwell Scott Trcka Matt Wondolowski

Cave Creek, AZ (AZ, CO, UT, NM, SW Texas (El Paso), Southern NV) Dunedin, FL (Northern/Central Florida) Roseville, CA (Northern/Central CA, Northern NV) Lexington, KY (IN, OH, MI) Pearcy, AR (KS, OK, NE, AR, MO) College Station, TX (Texas) Lexington, KY (KY, TN, AL) Mount Laurel, NJ (Upstate NY, NJ, DE, PA) Deer Park, NY (NYC, MA, CT, ME, NH, RI, VT) Huntington Beach, CA (Southern CA, Hawaii) Tustin, CA (Southern CA, Mexico) Irmo, SC (NC, SC, GA) St. Lazare, Quebec (Canada) Camas, WA (AK, WA, OR, ID, WY, MT, Western Canada) San Sebastian, PR (PR, VZ, Other Latin American Countries) Windermere, FL (Central/Southern FL) Hobart, IN (IL, IA, MN, WI, ND, SD) Oakton, VA (MD, VA, WV)

INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Ismael Cruz

AREA SUPERVISORS Gregorio Machado Isao O’Jimi Eddy Toledo

PART-TIME SCOUTS Robert Alfonzo Wilfredo Blanco Aurelio Ortiz Gonzalez Freddy Gonzalez Tony Harris Harold Herrera German Martinez Juan Mercado Kevin Park Cristino Valdez Jose Luis Avila Jose Garcia Rafael Arturo Jimenez Jairo Osuna Victor Santana

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Estado Carabobo, Venezuela (Venezuela) Chiba, Japan (Japan) Santo Dominto, DR (Dominican Republic)

Miranda, Venezuela Nicaragua Panama Venezuela Australia Columbia Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Korea Dominican Republic Venezuela Mexico Venezuela Venezuela Dominican Republic

SCOUTING STAFF RUDY TERRASAS DIRECTOR OF AMATEUR SCOUTING • • • •

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Named to his current position in October 2005. Originally joined the Mets on December 20, 2004 as Assistant Director of Amateur Scouting. Was a special assistant to Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin during the 2004 season. Spent 17 years with the Texas Rangers, as an area scout, before moving to Omar Minaya’s professional scouting staff in 1997…Attained the title of special assistant to then-GM Doug Melvin in 2001, with responsibilities primarily related to providing player evaluations for trades. While scouting for Texas, scouted and signed future major leaguers Rusty Greer and Scott Podsednik. Was awarded the Joe Macko award for outstanding service to the Rangers organization in 2003. Worked as an area scout in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1983-1987…Among the players he signed were Chuck McElroy and Mike Jackson. Prior to joining the Phillies, was a teacher and coach at a junior high school in Texas for six years. Graduated from Lamar University in 1977 after receiving an associates’ degree from Ranger Junior College in Texas in 1975. Resides in Santa Fe, TX with his wife Marilyn and sons Ryan, 16, Taylor, 14, and Trey, 12.

ISMAEL CRUZ DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

MINOR LEAGUES

• Enters his first season as the Mets Director of International Operations. • Served as the Latin American Director of Operations in charge of scouting and development for Montreal/Washington from 2002-2005. • Managed the San Diego Padres’ Dominican Summer League team in 2001. • Represented major league players while working for agent Adam Katz from 1998-1999. • Worked a scout for the Cincinnati Reds in South America in 1997. • From 1995-1996, he was a part-time scout in South America for the Pittsburgh Pirates. • Drafted in 1989 by the Philadelphia Phillies and played two years in their minor league system. • Received a baseball scholarship from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL…Earned a degree in International Business. • His father, Pablo, is the Coordinator of Latin American Scouting and Player Development for the Washington Nationals. • Lives in Miami, FL with his wife, Peggy, and three sons, Brian and twins, Anthony and Jonathan.

DAVID LAKEY MIDWEST SUPERVISOR • Joined the Mets after spending 25 seasons in the Houston Astros organization. • Was the Astros’ Director of Scouting from 1997-2004…His responsibilities included oversight of the amateur scouting department, including budget and personnel, and developing the organization’s scouting philosophy. • During his tenure as scouting director, the Astros drafted and developed several major leaguers, including Lance Berkman, Roy Oswalt, Keith Ginter, Morgan Ensberg, Brad Lidge, Tim Redding, Jayson Lane, and Chris Burke. • The Astros minor league system won 10 league championships during his tenure and was named the major league Organization of the Year by Baseball America, Baseball Weekly, Topps, and SportsTicker in 2001. • Served as the Astros’ National Scouting Supervisor from 1990-1996, during which time he scouted or signed future major leaguers Chris Holt, Phil Nevin, Billy Wagner, Ramon Castro, and Wade Miller. • Began his career with Houston as an area scout in Ohio and Pennsylvania in 1980…His duties were expanded to include New York, Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia in 1983…He covered Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas from 1987-1989. • Prior to joining the Astros, he worked for Luke Soules, a brokerage firm in San Antonio, TX. • David graduated from the University of Texas in 1974 with a bachelors’ degree in marketing and business administration. • Resides in Kingwood, TX with his wife Cathy and has two daughters, Carolyn, 20, and Ravan, 22.

FOUR STRIKEOUTS IN AN INNING Derek Wallace became the first Met pitcher ever to strike out four batters in an inning when he did it on September 13, 1996 vs. Atlanta...Mike Stanton joined Wallace on the list when he fanned four batters on August 23, 2004 at Milwaukee.

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JOHN POLONI EAST SUPERVISOR • Joined the Mets after spending the past two seasons as a national crosschecker with emphasis on pitchers for the Milwaukee Brewers. • In 2003, he was an area scout for the Texas Rangers, covering northern Florida and Georgia. • Spent six years with the Oakland Athletics as area scout, and one season as East Coast Supervisor, while retaining his responsibilities as an area scout in parts of Florida…While with the A’s, he scouted or signed eventual major leaguers Tim Hudson, Mike Wood, and Marshall McDougal. • Was a minor league pitching coach for nine years with the Toronto Blue Jays, and for four years with the Seattle Mariners…While working in the Blue Jays organization, he coached future major league pitchers Pat Hentgen, Al Leiter, Mike Timlin, Woody Williams and Chris Carpenter. • Concluded his playing career with the Blue Jays’ Double-A affiliate in 1980. • Originally drafted by the Rangers in 1975…Appeared in two games for Texas during the 1977 season before he was traded to the Boston Red Sox as part of a deal for Ferguson Jenkins. • Graduated from Arizona State in 1975 with a degree in physical education…Was part of the Sun Devils team that finished third in the College World Series in 1975. • Resides in Tarpon Springs, FL with his wife Lynn, and has two children, Jenna, 21, and Matthew, 18.

TIM FORTUGNO WEST SUPERVISOR • • • • • • •

Fortugno, 43, joined the Mets after seven seasons as an area scout for the Texas Rangers. From 1999-2001, he was assigned to Southern California, before covering Northern California for the past four seasons. Pitched in Taiwan in 1998. Played for 12 seasons in nine different organizations, including 76 games in the majors for the Angels, Reds, and White Sox. Originally signed with the Seattle Mariners as a non-drafted free agent in 1986. Played one season at Golden West Junior College in Huntington Beach, CA, where he earned an associate degree in mathematics. Pitched for two seasons at Vanguard University of Southern California (formerly Southern California College), earning second-team NAIA All-America honors as a senior, when he went 9-2 with a 2.37 ERA and 153 strikeouts. • Lives with his wife, Kelly, and has two children, Justin, 24, and Alexandra, 18.

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NAME Michael Pelfrey Hector Pellot Andrew Butera Gregory Cain Jonathon Niese Sean McCraw Robert Parnell Courtney Billingslea Luis Martinez Matthew Spath Joshua Thole Ian Marshall Daniel Martin Erik Domangue Pedro Beato Eric Brown Timothy Grogan Cody Railsback Joseph Holden Preston Paramore Joseph D’Alessandro Kyle Risinger David Wabick Kevin Tomasiewicz David Koons Gregory Gonzalez Salvador Aguilar Steve Holquin Matthew Anderson Jose Castro Daniel Arizmendi Joseph Mihalics Michael Sharpe Jeramy Simmons Alexis Beras Pierre Miville-Deschenes Colin Thomson Jacob Blackwood Nicholas Carr Jared Barkdoll Javier Brown Phillip Pursino Anthony Manuel Peter Tountas Samuel Lane Jeremy Hefner Will Jostock Julio Rodriguez

POSITION RHP 2B C CF LHP C RHP LF C CF C RHP RHP LHP RHP RHP 3B RHP CF C RHP RHP 1B LHP RHP CF RHP RHP 3B SS LHP 2B LF RHP RHP RHP RHP SS RHP C SS C 2B SS RHP RHP RHP CF

B/T R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R L/R R/R L/R S/R R/R R/R L/R L/L R/R L/L R/R R/R L/R S/R L/L R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R

HT 6-7 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-6 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-9 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-3

WT 215 185 190 205 195 190 191 215 200 185 190 172 240 200 200 225 190 175 175 210 195 200 215 220 180 165 190 200 205 165 195 170 190 200 215 190 195 185 195 185 180 175 165 175 175 185 190 189

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SCHOOL Wichita State University Puerto Rico BB Academy University of Central Florida Gahr High School (CA) Defiance Sr. High School (OH) San Jacinto College North Charleston Southern University Sinclair Community College Jackson State CC Flagler Palm Coast HS (FL) Mater Dei High School (IL) Gaithersburg High School (MD) Harleton High School (TX) Alvin Community College Xaverian High School (NY) Wingate University Western Kentucky University Billy Ryan High School (TX) Molloy College Allen High School (TX) College of New Jersey Galveston College College of Charleston U. of Wisconsin-Whitewater St. Leo University Chico State University Lewis-Clark State College Porterville College University of California-Irvine Miami Dade CC Santa Ana College University of Buffalo St. Thomas Aquinas College University of South Alabama University of Scranton Ahuntsic College Mountain View High School (AZ) Maplewoods CC Twin Falls High School (ID) Greencastle-Antrim HS (PA) Valhalla High School (CA) St. Dominic High School (NY) Biola University Maine South High School (IL) Pedro Menendez High School (FL) Seminole State College Pensacola Junior College Wabash Valley College

MINOR LEAGUES AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

2006 AFFILIATES CLUB & LEAGUE

MANAGER & COACHES

NORFOLK TIDES International (AAA)

Ken Oberkfell (Manager) Randy Niemann (Pitching Coach) Howard Johnson (Coach) Brian Chicklo (Trainer) Ken Coward (Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coordinator)

OFFICIAL & PHONE Dave Rosenfield (757) 622-2222

BINGHAMTON METS Eastern (AA)

Juan Samuel (Manager) Mark Brewer (Pitching Coach) John Valentin (Coach) Joseph Golia (Trainer)

Scott Brown (607) 723-6387

ST. LUCIE METS Florida State (A)

Gary Carter (Manager) Ricky Bones (Pitching Coach) Nelson Silverio (Coach) Ruben Barrera (Trainer)

Paul Taglieri (772) 871-2100

HAGERSTOWN SUNS South Atlantic (A)

Frank Cacciatore (Manager) Shawn Barton (Pitching Coach) Luis Natera (Coach) Matt Thayer (Trainer)

Kurt Landes (301) 791-6266

BROOKLYN CYCLONES New York-Penn (A)

George Greer (Manager) Steve Merriman (Pitching Coach) Jack Voigt (Coach) Guadalupe Jabalera (Coach) Matt Hunter (Trainer)

Steve Cohen (718) 449-8497

KINGSPORT METS Appalachian (R)

Donovan Mitchell (Manager) Dan Murray (Pitching Coach) Juan Lopez (Coach)

Roman Stout (423) 378-3744

GULF COAST METS Gulf Coast (R)

Bobby Floyd (Manager) Hector Berrios (Pitching Coach) Scott Hunter (Coach) Mitch Rosenthal (Trainer)

SANTO DOMINGO METS Dominican Summer (R)

Gilberto Reyes (Manager) Benjamin Marte (Pitching Coach) Lillano Castro (Coach) Hector Baez (Trainer)

Eddy Toledo (809) 562-4098

VENEZUELAN METS Venezuelan Summer (R)

Jesus Tiamo (Manager) Rafael Lazo (Pitching Coach) Leo Hernandez (Coach) Ender Gonzalez (Coach) Antonio Caballero (Trainer)

Gregorio Machado 011.58.2418429078

MINOR LEAGUES

Adam Wogan ..............................................................................................................................................Director of Minor League Operations Rafael Perez ..................................................................................................................................Director of International Player Development Amy Neal ............................................................................................................................................................Assistant, Player Development Kevin Morgan ..............................................................................................................................................................Coordinator of Instruction Tony Tijerina ..............................................................................................................................................................................Field Coordinator Rick Waits ............................................................................................................................................................................Pitching Coordinator Lamar Johnson ......................................................................................................................................................................Hitting Coordinator Edgar Alfonzo ..........................................................................................................................................................................Infield Coordinator Chico Fernandez ......................................................................................................................................................................Infield Consultant Rick Patterson ....................................................................................................................................Outfield/Baserunning/Bunting Coordinator Bob Natal ............................................................................................................................................................................Catching Coordinator Al Jackson ............................................................................................................................................................................Pitching Consultant Ray Rippelmeyer....................................................................................................................................................................Pitching Consultant Mark Rogow ........................................................................................................................................................................Training Coordinator Mike Lopriore ..............................................................................................................................................................Rehabilitation Coordinator Jason Craig ....................................................................................................................................................Athletic Development Coordinator Ken Coward..................................................................................................................................Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Ronny Reyes ..................................................................................................................................................................Gulf Coast Administrator Kevin Kierst ..........................................................................................................................................................................Equipment Manager Jack Brenner ........................................................................................................................................................Assistant Equipment Manager Ken Rutka ................................................................................................................................................Administrative Assistant, Port St. Lucie

(772)-871-2132

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MINOR LEAGUES AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT STAFF ADAM WOGAN DIRECTOR OF MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS • Was appointed the Mets Director of Minor League Operations on January 24, 2006. • From 2002-2005, he was the Director of Player Development for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals…In his position with the Expos and Nationals, he was responsible for the team’s six minor league clubs as well as the franchise’s entry in the Dominican Summer League. • Adam, 31, joined the Expos as an intern in Player Development and Scouting in May 1998 and was promoted to a Player Development Assistant that November. • Served as the Assistant Director, Player Development starting in November 1999…Spent two seasons in that job until he became the Player Development Director on February 22, 2002. • Began his baseball career as an intern in the Boston Red Sox ticket department. • A native of Manchester, MA, he graduated Magna Cum Laude with honors in economics from Wake Forest University in 1996…Also earned a Master’s Degree in sports management from the University of Massachusetts in 1998. • He and his wife Amy make their home in Washington, DC.

RAFAEL PEREZ DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT • Joined the Mets at the Director of International Player Devlopment on March 29, 2005. • Oversees the Mets minor league academies in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. • Was the Senior Manager of Latin American Baseball Operations for Major League Baseball from 2002-2004, in which capacity he managed a staff of eight in the Dominican Republic and extablishe and evaluation system with specific standards for all professional baseball academies and brought the first-ever MLB Scouting Bureau workshop to Latin America. • Is a founder and an active member of the Board of Directors of Latin Executive Leadership Association and a member of the Latin Athletes Education Fund. • Rafael, 38, earned a bachelors degree in accounting from the University of South Alabama, where he played baseball… Played two seasons in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system.

KEVIN MORGAN COORDINATOR OF INSTRUCTION • Moves into his new on-field position after working as the Director of Minor League Operations since 2001...Responsibilities include oversseing the continuity and consistency of instruction from the major-league level through all minor-league clubs, visiting the Mets’ minor-league affiliates and assisting the front office in baseball decisions. • Named the Director of Minor League Operations on January 1, 2001. • Joined the Mets front office as the Assistant to the Director of Minor League Operations on March 17, 1998. • Played eight seasons in the Mets’ minor league system from 1992-1997...Made his major league debut for the Mets in 1997. • Led all Eastern League shortstops in fielding percentage (.956) in 1996. • Batted .277 for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League in 1995, which was the third highest average on the team. • In 1994, he switched to second base and had a .969 fielding percentage at St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League. • Graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in Business Management/Marketing in 1991. • Lives with his wife Loni, his nephew Demarcus Jamal (DJ) (10/14/95) and his daughter Alyssa (3/2/04).

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC The following New York Mets were listed on their countries provisional 60-man rosters and were eligible for any round from the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Manny Acta............................Dominican Republic Manager Paul Lo Duca ..................................................United States Carlos Beltran....................................................Puerto Rico Pedro Martinez ....................................Dominican Republic Ramon Castro....................................................Puerto Rico Sandy Martinez ....................................Dominican Republic Endy Chavez........................................................Venezuela Juan Padilla ......................................................Puerto Rico Carlos Delgado ..................................................Puerto Rico Jose Reyes ..........................................Dominican Republic Duaner Sanchez ..................................Dominican Republic Victor Diaz ............................................Dominican Republic Pedro Feliciano ..................................................Puerto Rico Jose Valentin ....................................................Puerto Rico Julio Franco..........................................Dominican Republic Billy Wagner ..................................................United States Jeremi Gonzalez ..................................................Venezuela David Wright ..................................................United States Jorge Julio ..........................................................Venezuela Victor Zambrano ..................................................Venezuela Dae-Sung Koo ............................................................Korea

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TONY TIJERINA FIELD COORDINATOR • Enters his second season as the Mets' Minor League Field Coordinator, his 16th consecutive season with the organization... Tijerina oversees spring training for the minor league teams, extended spring training, and the team's Instructional League entries each fall. • Compiled a 333-308 (.520) record in five seasons as a minor league manager...Won two championships as a player (1994 with Binghamton, and 1996 with St. Lucie) and one as a coach (1997 with Pittsfield). • Managed the Brooklyn Cyclones (A) of the New York-Penn League to the McNamara Division title, with a 43-31 (.581) record in 2004. • Managed the Capital City (A) Bombers of the South Atlantic League from 2002-2003. • In 2002, he was named the SAL's Best Managerial Prospect by Baseball America, as the Bombers won the first half title and finished the season with a 75-64 record, before losing in the playoffs. • In 2001, managed the St. Lucie Mets (A) of the Florida State League to a 63-76 mark, fourth-best in the FSL. • Made his managerial debut for Pittsfield (A) in the New York-Penn League in 1999, and kept the same position in 2000. • In two seasons with Pittsfield, went 79-72...Was Pittsfield's hitting coach in 1997 and 1998. • Spent six years (1991-1996) as a catcher in the Mets farm system, with Pittsfield, Capital City, St. Lucie, Binghamton (AA), and one game with Norfolk (AAA)…Was a roommate of former Met Vance Wilson while with St. Lucie in 1994. • Had his best season in 1993, leading Cap City with a .309 average, and driving in 21 runs. • Was drafted by the Mets in the 13th round of the June, 1991 Amateur Draft, out of Texas Tech University. • Was a two-time member of the All-Southwest Athletic Conference team. • Lives in Newark Valley, NY with his wife Linda, and daughter Lauren (4/14/00).

PITCHING COORDINATOR • Begins his third season as the Mets’ Minor League Pitching Coordinator...Has worked in the Mets organization for the last 11 years. • Served as the Mets’ bullpen coach in 2003. • From 1999-2002, was the pitching coach at Norfolk (AAA) of the International League. • Prior to joining Norfolk, Rick was the pitching coach for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League in 1998. • In 1997, he was the pitching coach for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League. • From 1995-1996, he was the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast (R) Mets. • In 1993 and 1994, he was the manager and Assistant General Manager of the Parma Angels Baseball Club in Parma, Italy...Both years, Parma was the regular season champion and the Italian Cup champion. • From 1987-1989, he was a player-manager for the Rimini Pirates Baseball Club in Rimini, Italy...Was voted Manager of the Year in 1988, when his club won the Italian Baseball Federation Championship in 1987 and 1988. • Pitched in the major leagues for 12 years (1973-1985) with the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers...Went 79-92 with eight saves and a 4.25 ERA in 317 games (190 starts)...Also hurled 47 complete-games and 10 complete-game shutouts. • Defeated the New York Yankees, 9-2, in a complete-game effort in the regular season finale to force the historic YankeesRed Sox playoff game in 1978. • Attended Clayton Junior College (GA) and Atlanta Baptist College...Graduated from Therrell High School (GA)...Pitched backto-back no-hitters in high school. • Lives in Tucson, AZ with his wife, Annie and three children, daughter, Kathryn (8/23/80), and sons, Michael (4/28/83) and John (3/13/86).

MINOR LEAGUES

RICK WAITS

LAMAR JOHNSON HITTING COORDINATOR • • • • • • • • •

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Enters his second season in his current role and his third in the Mets organization. Was the hitting coach for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League in 2004...St. Lucie hit .256 as a team, with 97 home runs. Was the Seattle Mariners' hitting coach in 2003...Seattle finished with a .271 average, fifth best in the American League. Spent five seasons (1999-2002) as the hitting coach for the Kansas City Royals...The Royals led the AL with 1,644 hits and finished second in the AL with a .288 average in 2000. Was the Milwaukee Brewers' hitting coach from the start of the 1995 season until August 1998...The Brewers set numerous club marks in 1996, including doubles (304) and runs (894). Managed the Stockton Ports (A) of the California League in 1993 and 1994, compiling a two-year mark of 133-139. Was the hitting coach for the Denver Zephyrs (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 1991 and 1992...A Denver player won the batting title each season (Jim Olander in 1991 and Jim Tatum in 1992). Began his coaching career as a roving hitting instructor in the Brewers' farm system from 1987-1990. Played nine seasons in the major leagues (1974-1982), spending his first eight with the Chicago White Sox, and his last with the Texas Rangers...Played first base and was a designated hitter...Compiled a .287 average (755-2,631), with 294 runs, 122 doubles, 12 triples, 64 home runs, and 381 RBI. Sang the National Anthem prior to a White Sox game in 1977, then hit a pair of home runs and a double, the White Sox' only hits, in a 2-1 victory. Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the June 1968 Free Agent Draft. Lamar, 55, lives in Arlington, TX with his wife Valory and has three children: sons, Lamar Jr. and Brian, and daughter, Larissa.

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EDGAR ALFONZO INFIELD COORDINATOR • • • •

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Begins his third season as the Mets Minor League Infield Coordinator. Spent 2003 as the hitting coach for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League. In 2002, Alfonzo was a coach for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League...He also coached at St. Lucie in 1998 and 1999. Managed the Brooklyn Cyclones (A) in their inaugural year, 2001, in the New York-Penn League to a 52-24 record, the McNamara Division title and the New York-Penn League Co-Championship...Was named Baseball America’s short-season Manager of the Year. In 2000, he guided Kingsport to a 35-32 record and a third place finish in the Western Division of the Appalachian League. Played 12 years in the minor leagues with the Anaheim Angels and Baltimore Orioles organizations...Also spent time playing in the Mexican League and Taiwan League. Edgar, 37, is the older brother of former Mets infielder Edgardo and the Mets’ international scout, Robert. Lives with his wife Sharon and has three sons: Giovanny Anil (12/19/92), Leeandro (12/20/99) and his oldest son, Edgar, who pitched last summer with Brooklyn (A) and Hagerstown (A).

CHICO FERNANDEZ INFIELD CONSULTANT • Begins his third year as an infield consultant for the Mets. • Assisted the Mets during Instructional League in 2002. • Worked for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1976-2001 as a Minor League Infield Instructor...Worked with each of the Dodgers minor league squads on fielding...Assisted the major league club during spring training. • Was a third base coach with Rochester (AAA) of the International League from 1969-1971...Cal Ripken, Sr. was the manager in 1969. • From 1972-1976, was Baltimore's minor league fielding and defensive coach...Traveled to help each of its minor league squads. • Played in the Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox organizations from 1958-1969...The middle infielder appeared in 24 games with the Orioles in 1968. • Lives in Miami, FL with his wife, Betty, and their three children Martha, Lorenzo and Julio.

RICK PATTERSON OUTFIELD/BASERUNNING/BUNTING COORDINATOR • • • • • • •

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Begins his third season in his current position. From 1996-2003 was the Head Baseball Coach for Bishop State Community College in Mobile, AL. Was a consultant for the Netherlands’ Olympic Baseball team in 1996. Rick shared manager duties at the Yankees' Greensboro (A) affiliate in the South Atlantic League in 1996. Worked in the Chicago Cubs organization from 1993-1994...In 1994, he managed Iowa (AAA) of the American Association... Posted a 69-74 record...Was a Minor League Coordinator/Instructor for the Cubs in 1993. Voted Manager of the Year by Baseball America in 1992 after guiding the White Sox' Sarasota affiliate (A) of the Florida State League to an 85-48 mark. Also managed Sarasota in 1991 to a 75-56 record...From 1989-1990, managed South Bend (A) of the Midwest League... Combined to post a 162-104 mark with South Bend...Named Manager of the Year by the Chicago White Sox organization in 1990...Managed Utica (A) of the New York-Penn League in 1988 to a 47-29 record. Coached in the Florida State League All-Star Game in 1991 and managed in the Midwest League All-Star Game in 1989. Was the Head Baseball Coach for the University of West Alabama in 1986-1987...Also, was an Assistant Baseball Coach with the University of South Alabama from 1980-1985. Responsible for signing Lance Johnson, Luis Gonzalez, Turner Ward and Johnny Ruffin. Played three seasons in the Mets minor league organization from 1975-1977. Rick, 52, is married to Ginger and lives in Mobile, AL with their two daughters, Alicia and Summer and two sons, Ty and Chase.

BOB NATAL CATCHING COORDINATOR • • • •

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Begins his first season in his current role, and his first with the Mets organization. Was the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals bullpen coach from 2002-2005. Was a minor league coach and catching coordinator with the Florida Marlins’ organization from 1999-2001. Played in the major leagues for parts of six seasons, with the Marlins (1992) and Expos (1993-1997)…Hit four home runs and had 19 RBI in 120 major league games…Started his career 0-11 before going 3-4 with a home run off the Braves John Smoltz on July 4, 1993 at Fulton County Stadium. Was an original Marlin, selected in the 1992 Expansion Draft (55th overall selection)…Spent his first full season in the big leagues in 1996 with Florida…Is one of six players to play for the Marlins in each of the club’s first five years of existence (Conine, Arias, Nen, Sheffield, Rapp). Earned All-Star status at each of the minor league levels, from Rookie League to Triple-A. Was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 13th round of the 1987 Free Agent Draft. Attended the University of California at San Diego, where he was an NCAA Division III First-Team All-America selection… Ranks among the state’s all-time college leaders in home runs (53), RBI (208) and hits (257). Lives with his wife Aubrey Lynn, and has three sons: Colby (12/17/93), Cooper (8/7/96), and Cavan (1/11/02).

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AL JACKSON PITCHING CONSULTANT • Enters his second season in his current role… Has spent 38 of 45 years in professional baseball with the Mets after being selected by New York in the expansion draft on October 10, 1961. • Was an advisor to the baseball operations department from 2001-2004. • Was the Mets’ Bullpen Coach/Assistant Pitching Coach from June 7, 1999 through the 2000 season. • An original Met, he rejoined the organization on January 5, 1991 as the Minor League Pitching Coordinator...Was responsible for the pitching programs of the Mets' seven farm clubs. • Pitched with the Mets from 1962-1965 and then again in 1968 and 1969...Still ranks among the team's All-Time Top Ten List in shutouts and complete-games. • His playing career came to an end in April 1970...Also pitched with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds...Was 66-99 in 302 games. • Was a Roving Minor League Pitching Instructor with New York from 1970-1975, 1980, 1982 and 1985-1988...Also was a minor league manager for the Mets at Marion (R) of the Appalachian League in 1976 and Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League in 1981...Coached at Tidewater (AAA) of the International League from 1983-1984. • Was a pitching coach with the Red Sox from 1977-1979 and the Orioles from 1988-1991. • Al, 70, lives in Port St. Lucie, FL with his wife, Nadine and the couple has two sons, Reggie and Barry….His son Reggie played in the Mets organization from 1982-1985.

RAY RIPPELMEYER PITCHING CONSULTANT

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Enters his second year in his current role...Has been a manager, coach, or instructor since 1965. Was an advisor to the baseball operations department from 2003-2004. From 2000-2002 was the Mets’ minor league pitching coordinator, after serving as the assistant pitching coordinator in 1999. Served two seasons as the pitching coach at Norfolk (AAA) from 1997-1998. In 1995 and 1996, he was a coach with the Mets' Capital City team (A) of the South Atlantic League. In 1993, he was with the Mets' Gulf Coast (R) League team, and rejoined them for the 1999 season. A former pitcher, he performed at the major league level for part of one season, 1962, with the Washington Senators...Was 1-2 in 18 games for the Senators. In 1963 and 1964, he was named the Pacific Coast League's Most Valuable Pitcher while at San Diego. After a farm accident ended his playing career in 1965, he became the manager for the Phillies' Aberdeen (A) team of the Northern League. Spent nine seasons as the pitching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies (1970-1978)...Worked with Steve Carlton, Jim Kaat and Gene Garber. Helped the Phillies capture three consecutive National League East crowns from 1976-1978. Returned to baseball in 1988 after a nine-year absence as a roving instructor in the Phillies’ minor league system. Was a Reds’ coach at Nashville from 1989-91 before returning to Philadelphia as the pitching coach for Martinsville (R) of the Appalachian League in 1992-93. Was an All-Conference basketball performer at Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri. Turned down an offer from the NBA's New York Knicks, choosing instead to play professional baseball. Ray, 72, lives with his wife Glenda, and has four children: daughters, Tara, Tamara and Lorri, and a son, Brad.

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MARK ROGOW TRAINING COORDINATOR • Begins his first year with the Mets as the minor league training coordinator. • Was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Assistant Athletic Trainer from 2001-2005…Named as a member of the 2002 Major League Athletic Trainers Staff of the Year. • Mark, 33, spent the previous four years as the Pirates’ minor league athletic training coordinator…In that role, he was responsible for maintaining the health and medical care, along with the rehabilitation and strength and conditioning programs, for the entire minor league system. • Spent the 1996 season as the head trainer at Carolina (AA) of the Southern League. • From 1992-1995, served as the athletic trainer for the Gulf Coast (R) Pirates as well as the assistant rehabilitation coordinator at the club’s minor league complex in Bradenton, FL. • Served as the head trainer at the Rolex Junior World Tennis Championships from 1994-2000. • Worked as a trainer for the Arizona Fall League in 1994…Was a trainer for the Honolulu Sharks in the Hawaiian Winter League in 1996. • Has been a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association since 1990, also has been a National Strength and Conditioning Association member since 1991, a certified strength and conditioning specialist since 1992, a certified athletic trainer since 1992 and became a licensed massage therapist in 1991. • Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Florida in 1991. • Born in Gainsville, FL, he is single, and resides in Port St. Lucie, FL.

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MIKE LOPRIORE REHABILITATION COORDINATOR • Enters his second season in his current role, and his sixth with the Mets organization. • Was the head trainer for Binghamton (AA) in 2004. • Spent two seasons, 2002 and 2003, as the head trainer for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League...Joined the major league training staff in September 2002, to assist with the remainder of the season after the conclusion of the St. Lucie campaign. • Was the head trainer for Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League in 2001. • Was a trainer in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization from 1984-1988, and in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization from 1998-2000. • Received a B.A. Degree in Physical Education and Sports Medicine in 1976 from Eastern Kentucky University...Also earned a Masters of Education and Physical Education in 1979 from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette • Mike was born in Jamestown, NY and now resides in Oro Valley, AZ...Lives with his wife Heidi and sons, Michael and Lance.

JASON CRAIG ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR • • • • • •

Enters his second season in his current role. From 2002-2004 served as the Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. Named the Co-Director of Fitness and Conditioning of the Mets on January 1, 2000. Served as the Mets’ Minor League Fitness and Conditioning Coordinator from 1996-1999. Prior to joining the Mets, he was the Fitness Director of the Downtown Athletic Club in Pittsburgh. Graduated from Penn State University in 1994 with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science….Played baseball at Penn State, where he was an outfielder. • Is a certified strength and conditioning specialist. • Is a native of Pittsburgh, PA, and makes his home in Port St. Lucie, FL...His nickname is “Nitro.” • Jason, 34, lives with his wife Denise and has a daughter Imani (5/19/95), and two sons Darion (8/2/90) and Amari (10/2/01).

KEN COWARD ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR • Begins his fifth season in his current role. • Co-owner of Next Level Performance, a sports performance company located in Atlanta, GA, that trains athletes from high school through the professional level. • Is certified as a Ssrength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association...Also is a Level One United States weightlifting club coach with the US Weightlifting Association. • Served as the Strength and Conditioning Consultant for the baseball team at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1997-1999. • Interned in the Strength and Conditioning department at Georgia Tech from 1999-2000...Worked with the basketball team. • Was a Strength and Conditioning intern with the Georgia State basketball team under legendary head coach Lefty Driesell in 2001. • Graduated from Radford University (VA) with a B.S. in Physical Education with a minor in Psychology. • Ken, 34, is single and lives in Atlanta, GA.

KEVIN KIERST EQUIPMENT MANAGER • Enters his fourth season as the New York Mets Minor League Equipment Manager after spending the previous 12 years with the Mets Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk, VA. • The upstate New York native handles all duties related to the year-round operation of the Mets’ minor league clubhouse in Port St. Lucie, FL, including taking care of the equipment, uniforms and personal needs of the players and coaching staff. • Has been a bat boy, clubhouse manager, equipment manager and minor league equipment coordinator, and his baseball career has included stops in Norfolk, VA (1991-2002), Nashville, TN (1990), Dunedin, FL (1989), Knoxville, TN (1985-1988), Florence, SC (1984) and his hometown of Auburn, NY (1973-1983). • Was also a veteran professional hockey official in both the American and East Coast Hockey Leagues and was selected to work the 1993-1994 ECHL All-Star Game. • Kevin, 41, resides in Port St. Lucie with his wife, Dawn, daughter, Kayla (9/12/99), son, Kyle (5/6/03) and their beagle, Jack.

JACK BRENNER ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER • Enters his fifth season with the Mets organization and his 15th season in professional baseball. • Worked in the Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos minor league systems, in their equipment departments...Also spent a year in Memphis, TN as the equipment manager for the St. Louis Cardinals’ AAA affiliate Memphis Redbirds. • A former actor with several appearances on “All My Children” to his credit, the native New Yorker lives in Stuart, FL with his wife Wendy.

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2005 MINOR LEAGUE REVIEW For the third consecutive year, the Mets’ minor league system finished the season with a winning percentage among the top half of major league organizations…With a combined record of 417-400 (.510 winning percentage), the organization ranked 11th among the 30 big-league clubs…Three teams—the Norfolk Tides, Hagerstown Suns, and Gulf Coast Mets—participated in their respective leagues’ playoffs, with Hagerstown advancing to the South Atlantic League’s championship round. Several players in the Mets’ system amassed individual accomplishments, including righthanded pitcher GABY HERNANDEZ, who pitched a no-hitter for Hagerstown (A) of the South Atlantic League on June 19th…HERNANDEZ, the club’s third-round pick in 2004, issued two walks and struck out six in a 1-0 victory over West Virginia. Catcher/first baseman MIKE JACOBS and righthanded pitcher BRIAN BANNISTER were named the Sterling Organizational Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. JACOBS, 24, who was also the Sterling Player of the Year in 2003, became the first player to win the award twice...He hit .321 with 25 home runs, 37 doubles, and 93 RBI in 117 games with Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League before he was promoted to New York on August 17th…At the time of his recall, he had a 22-game hitting streak, which was three games shy of the club record of 25 games, set by Jay Payton in 1995…JACOBS was leading the Eastern League in RBI and doubles, ranked second in batting average, tied for fourth in home runs, was fifth in on-base percentage (.376), and second in slugging percentage (.589)…JACOBS was also named the Eastern League MVP in 2005.

Sterling Awards, emblematic of the team MVP, were presented to righthanded pitcher JASON SCOBIE at Norfolk; infielder ANDERSON HERNANDEZ at Binghamton; catcher/first baseman ANDY WILSON at St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League; outfielder CARLOS GOMEZ of Hagerstown; outfielder JOE HOLDEN of Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League; third baseman MATT ANDERSON at Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League; and shortstop EMMANUEL GARCIA of the Gulf Coast Mets…HOLDEN and ANDERSON were both products of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft as the Mets’ 21st and 31st round selections, respectively.

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BANNISTER, 24, had a breakout year in 2005, splitting his season between Binghamton and Norfolk (AAA) of the International League and winning a combined 13 games…In 18 games with Binghamton, BANNISTER was 9-4 with a 2.56 ERA. In 109.0 innings, he allowed 91 hits, 36 runs, 31 earned, with 27 walks and 94 strikeouts…He was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 19th, after pitching a four-hit shutout in a 1-0 victory against Norwich on June 17th…He was promoted to Norfolk on July 18th and made eight starts with the Tides, going 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA…He pitched 45.1 innings, permitting 48 hits, 19 runs, 16 earned, walking 13 and striking out 48…He did not allow a home run while with Norfolk…He was the International League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 21st…Brian was also selected an Eastern League All-Star.

In addition, New York’s minor league season was enriched by the selection of Norfolk’s manager KEN OBERKFELL as Baseball America’s minor-league manager of the year after leading the Tides to a 79-65 record, winning the International League’s South Division by 14 games…In addition, Hall of Famer GARY CARTER was named as the Gulf Coast League Manager of the Year after the club went 37-16 to capture the East Division title...Brooklyn hosted the inaugural New York-Penn League All-Star Game at Keyspan Park on August 25th...The National League affiliates won the contest, 5-4...The Cyclones’ BOBBY PARNELL, HOLDEN and JOSH PETERSON were named to the National League team. Outfielder LASTINGS MILLEDGE was selected to the United States team for the All-Star Futures Game, which was held at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 10th as part of the Major League All-Star Game festivities...He played three innings in leftfield, going 0-1 in his one plate appearance...Righthanded pitcher YUSMEIRO PETIT played for the World team for the second consecutive year...PETIT pitched a perfect third inning, inducing three flyball outs...MILLEDGE and BANNISTER both played for the U.S. National team at the IBAF World Cup in the Netherlands in September...MILLEDGE hit .302 (13-43) with three doubles, three home runs, six RBI and eight runs scored in 10 games, while BANNISTER was 1-2 with a 9.69 ERA (14 earned runs/13.0 innings) in three starts during the tournament...The team, which was managed by former Mets skipper DAVEY JOHNSON, finished seventh. Lefthanded pitchers TIM HAMULACK and ROYCE RING, HERNANDEZ and JACOBS each made his major league debut in 2005.

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NORFOLK TIDES (AAA) OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Harbor Park 150 Park Avenue Norfolk, VA 23510 Phone: (757) 622-2222 Website: www.norfolktides.com

2005 RECAP: 79-65—FIRST PLACE/SOUTH DIVISION MANAGER: KEN OBERKFELL ALL-STARS:

POST-SEASON ALL-STAR: PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:

JUAN PADILLA (RHP) JASON SCOBIE (RHP) BRIAN CHICKLO (Trainer) BRIAN DAUBACH (DH) BRIAN DAUBACH (1B) April 18th-April 24th MIKE DIFELICE (C) April 25th-May 1st

STERLING AWARD WINNER:

JASON SCOBIE (RHP)

PITCHER OF THE WEEK:

BRIAN BANNISTER (RHP) August 15th-August 21st

Leading the International League South Division standings for most of the season, the Tides opened August with a 12-3 stretch to cruise to the division crown, before falling to the Toledo Mud Hens in five games during the first round of the International League playoffs…The Tides were second in the IL with a 3.73 team ERA and had 10 shutouts, which was third in the league…Sterling Award winner Jason Scobie led the league with 15 wins, which also tied for third among all minor league pitchers…He also ranked third in the IL in ERA…Scobie, righthanded pitcher Juan Padilla and trainer Brian Chicklo represented the Tides at the Triple-A All-Star Game in Sacramento, CA…Scobie was also named to Baseball America’s TripleA All-Star team…Brian Daubach was second in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage, and was selected to the International League’s post-season All-Star squad…Anderson Hernandez hit .303 and stole 24 bases in 66 games after being promoted from Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League in July…He finished 14th among all minor leaguers with his combined 168 hits at the two levels…Prentice Redman was tied for third among all minor leaguers with 10 sacrifice flies…Sterling Organizational Pitcher of the Year Brian Bannister was promoted to Norfolk on July 18th and was named the International League Pitcher of the Week for the week of August 15th-August 21st after he went 1-0 with a 1.54 ERA and 15 strikeouts in two starts during the week…Manager Ken Oberkfell was named Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball America.

KEN OBERKFELL— MANAGER • Begins his second season as Norfolk’s manager, and his sixth year with the Mets organization…Led the Tides to a 79-65 record in 2005, and a first-half South Division championship…Lost to Toledo in the first round of the playoffs, three games to two. • Managed Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League in 2004 to a 76-66 record…Lost to New Hampshire in the first round of the playoffs, three games to one. • Guided St. Lucie (A) to the Florida State League championship in 2003, his second season at the helm. • In 2001, he managed the Capital City Bombers (A) of the South Atlantic League. • Worked for the Philadelphia Phillies minor league department from 1997-2000. • Managed the Phillies’ Clearwater (A) of the Florida State League in 2000…Managed Philadelphia’s Piedmont (A) team in the South Atlantic League from1997-1999…Managed in the Independent League for the Elmira Pioneers of the Northeast League in 1996 and the Sullivan Mountain Lions of the Northeast League in 1995. • Spent 14 years in the major leagues with St. Louis (1977-1984), Atlanta (1984-1988), Pittsburgh (1988-1989), San Francisco (1989), Houston (1990-1991), and California (1992)…Was a member of the 1982 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals and the 1989 National League Champion San Francisco Giants…Led the National League in fielding percentage as a second baseman in 1979, and as a third baseman in 1982 and 1983. • Ken, 49, lives with his wife Tina and has six children: daughters, Brittany (11/11/88), Jessica (4/12/92), Tami (5/21/81) and Beth (9/8/82) and sons, Cary (5/21/90) and Joe (9/8/82).

BIG COMEBACKS Come-from-behind victories have always been a big part of Mets history. Possibly the most dramatic in club history came on June 30, 2000, when New York overcame an 8-1 eighth-inning defecit to overtake the Atlanta Braves, 11-8. In that contest, Mike Piazza’s game-winning, three-run home run capped off an amazing 10-run eighth inning. The ten runs tied a club record for most runs scored in an inning. However, the biggest comeback triumph in club annals came on September 2, 1972 when the Mets trailed the Houston Astros, 8-0, after seven innings. Sparked by Ken Boswell’s three-run home run, the Mets sent 12 batters to the plate in the eighth, exploding for seven runs and cutting the deficit to 8-7. In the ninth, New York would bat around again, scoring four runs. Cleon Jones’ two-run double was the deciding blow as the Mets posted the greatest come-from-behind win in club history with an 11-8 victory.

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RANDY NIEMANN— PITCHING COACH • Begins his second turn as Norfolk’s pitching coach, having also held the position in 2003…Is in his 19th year as a member of the Mets’ coaching staff. • Began the 2005 season as the organization’s Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator…Assumed the responsibilities as pitching coach for the St. Lucie Mets (A) of the Florida State League, after the death of colleague Rick Mahler. • Was also the Rehab Coordinator throughout the 2004 season. • Served as the bullpen coach for the New York Mets on two separate tours of duty, from 2000-2002, and from 1997-June 6, 1999. • From June 7, 1999-2000, was a pitching coordinator in the Mets minor league system. • Was the pitching coach for St. Lucie from 1996-1997…Also coached St. Lucie in 1991. • Coached Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League from 1992-1994. • In 1990, coached Pittsfield (A) of the New York-Penn League…Coached Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League in 1989. • Began his coaching career with the Mets’ Sarasota (R) team of the Gulf Coast League in 1988. • Last pitched professionally for the Tides in 1988 • Was a member of the Mets’ World Championship team in 1986, going 2-3 that season with a 3.79 ERA in 31 games (one start). • Pitched in the majors for parts of eight seasons, with the Mets, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, and Minnesota Twins…Was 3-2 with one save and a 3.76 ERA in 26 games for the Astros in 1979, his first year in the majors. • Randy, 50, lives in Port St. Lucie, FL with his wife Maryanne, and has three children: sons; Danny (5/6/82) and Michael (1/19/84), and daughter; Alexandrea (9/8/96).

HITTING COACH • Begins his second year with Norfolk, and his sixth as a coach in the Mets organization. • Was the hitting coach in 2004 for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League…The B-Mets were second in the league with a .272 batting average, and led the EL with 1,300 hits. • Spent 2003 as the hitting coach for the Florida State League champion St. Lucie Mets (A). • Managed the Brooklyn Cyclones (A) of the New York-Penn League in 2002…Was also Brooklyn’s hitting coach in their 2001 championship season...The Cyclones led the NYPL in 2001 in team average (.279) and home runs (58). • Managed the Mets Instructional League team in Port St. Lucie, FL in the fall of 2002. • Worked in the Mets Professional Scouting Department from October 10, 1997 to 2001. • Had a standout career with New York from 1985-1993…Ranks second in club history in home runs (192), RBI (620), stolen bases (202), doubles (214), runs scored (627), and extra-base hits (424)…He ranks third in total bases (1,823) and fifth in games played (1,154) and at-bats (3,968)…He has played more games at third base (835) than any other player in Mets history. • In 1987, “HoJo” became just the third player in major league history to register 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a single season…Also accomplished the feat in 1989 and 1991. • Over a 14-year major league career, posted a .251 average (1,229-4,940), with 243 doubles, 21 triples, 221 home runs, 738 RBI and 230 stolen bases in 1,444 games with the Mets, Tigers, and Rockies. • Howard, 45, lives with his wife Kim and has three children: daughters, Shannon (8/16/84) and Kayla (7/12/91), and son, Glen (7/24/88).

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HOWARD JOHNSON—

BRIAN CHICKLO— TRAINER • Begins his fifth year as the Head Trainer for the Norfolk Tides, and his seventh season in the Mets organization. • Was the Head Trainer for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League in 2001. • Worked as the Head Trainer at Capital City (A) of the South Atlantic League in 2000 and held a similar position with Pittsfield (A) of the New York-Penn League in 1999. • Began his career in professional baseball with an internship for Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 1999. • Graduated from Shenandoah University in 1995 with a BS in Kinesiology…Also earned an MS degree in Sports Injury Management from UNLV in 1998. • Brian, 33, is single and resides in Winchester, VA.

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2005 NORFOLK TIDES (AAA) INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 79-65—FIRST PLACE/SOUTH DIVISION BATTERS

G AB

GI --GAMES BY POSITION-TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C

R

H

Aybar Manny .000 24 1 0 X Bacani, David .125 9 24 1 Bannister, Brian .000 8 2 0 Basak, Chris .272 93 279 52 X Bell, Heath 1.000 13 1 0 *Brazell, Craig .249 52 173 22 *Calloway, Ron .263 110 392 56 X Cameron, Mike .286 2 7 2 Cordero, Wil .129 8 31 3 *Daubach, Brian .325 99 345 63 X Diaz, Victor .300 42 170 30 DiFelice, Mike .247 81 300 31 X *Duncan, Jeff 1.000 3 1 2 Garcia, Luis .219 41 151 23 Gil, Benji .258 68 229 27 X Hansen, Jed .185 17 54 8 #Hernandez, Anderson .303 66 261 34 Hietpas, Joe .194 26 72 5 *Ishii, Kazuhisa .500 5 2 0 Junge, Eric .182 26 11 1 Keppel, Bob .200 5 5 0 Keppinger, Jeff .337 64 255 40 *Koo, Dae-Sung .000 2 1 0 #Lambin, Chase .289 61 211 35 Lavigne, Tim .250 45 4 0 X Lee, Dave .000 28 1 0 Lunar, Fernando .170 28 88 5 *Matthews, Mike .000 5 2 0 McGinley, Blake .000 44 5 0 *Musser, Neal .083 24 12 1 Nye, Rodney .288 108 375 47 X #Offerman, Jose .167 9 36 1 X Pachot, John .203 21 64 6 Padilla, Juan .500 38 4 0 #Pagan, Angel .271 129 516 69 Piazza, Tony .000 2 6 0 Redman, Prentice .297 76 256 34 *Ring, Royce .000 33 1 0 Santiago, Benito .242 9 33 5 Santiago, Jose .000 29 8 0 Scobie, Jason .133 27 15 2 X Seo, Jae .143 19 14 1 X Stewart, Scott .000 20 1 0 X Trachsel, Steve .500 2 2 0 *Valent, Eric .255 79 275 44 X Williams, Gerald .230 47 139 24 Wilson, Andy .000 3 7 0 Totals .267 144 4842 674

0 3 0 76 1 43 103 2 4 112 51 74 1 33 59 10 79 14 1 2 1 86 0 61 1 0 15 0 0 1 108 6 13 2 140 0 76 0 8 0 2 2 0 1 70 32 0 1293

PITCHERS

G GS CG SHO GF SV

Aybar, Manny Bannister, Brian X Bell, Heath X Chenard, Ken *Colyer, Steve Gil, Benji Graves, Danny *Hamulack, Tim Hill, Jeremy *Ishii, Kazuhisa Junge, Eric Keppel, Bob *Koo, Dae-Sung Lavigne, Tim X Lee, Dave *Matthews, Mike *McGinley, Blake *Musser, Neal Padilla, Juan Petit, Yusmeiro *Ring, Royce Santiago, Jose Scobie, Jason X Seo, Jae X *Stewart, Scott X Strickland, Scott Takatsu, Shingo X Trachsel, Steve Totals

AVG

W-L PCT 3-0 4-1 1-0 1-0 4-2 0-0 0-1 3-1 0-0 2-2 10-7 2-1 0-0 1-3 2-2 0-1 4-4 6-11 3-2 0-3 3-0 7-6 15-7 7-4 1-2 0-3 0-1 0-1 79-65

ERA

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 .167 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 125 17 4 8 41 9 5 3 30 1 54 17 3 3 .448 .344 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 76 11 2 6 28 1 0 0 13 3 32 2 0 6 .439 .301 158 25 0 10 44 5 2 2 42 1 81 14 6 9 .403 .336 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 .571 .500 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 11 0 0 1 .194 .250 191 29 1 16 62 1 3 1 62 8 68 1 2 6 .554 .426 92 11 0 10 34 0 0 0 14 1 47 6 2 6 .541 .353 133 17 0 14 52 2 0 5 36 2 72 1 2 13 .443 .337 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0001.000 66 6 0 9 24 0 0 0 14 0 37 2 0 11 .437 .285 89 9 0 7 28 1 1 4 14 1 64 4 6 5 .389 .310 15 5 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 2 19 1 0 0 .278 .302 99 6 4 2 30 5 4 1 22 1 46 24 9 2 .379 .354 16 2 0 0 6 3 1 3 8 0 15 0 0 4 .222 .298 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .182 .250 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .200 .200 116 15 3 3 29 5 1 1 16 1 13 5 1 7 .455 .377 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 111 16 2 10 34 2 2 1 20 5 47 2 3 2 .526 .350 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 20 2 0 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 15 0 0 1 .227 .189 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .083 .083 159 19 4 8 54 5 3 3 36 2 63 5 5 11 .424 .353 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 .167 .189 23 7 0 1 9 1 2 0 1 0 9 0 1 1 .359 .209 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 204 20 10 8 40 9 4 1 49 2 111 27 15 7 .395 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .143 118 25 1 5 32 3 4 1 23 1 49 9 1 1 .461 .352 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 9 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 4 0 8 0 0 1 .273 .333 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .133 .188 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 .214 .143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 112 13 1 9 38 1 1 1 55 4 58 1 1 6 .407 .380 58 10 2 4 16 1 1 1 9 0 21 1 2 1 .417 .280 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 2026 270 35 131 628 68 36 34 491 35 987 124 61 108 .418 .336

1.000 1.41 24 0 .800 3.18 8 8 1.000 1.69 13 2 1.000 1.35 1 1 .667 5.67 28 0 .000 0.00 1 0 .000 18.00 5 0 .750 1.02 28 0 .000 0.00 2 0 .500 1.76 5 2 .588 3.80 26 22 .667 3.29 5 5 .000 0.00 2 1 .250 3.65 45 0 .500 3.09 28 0 .000 12.10 5 3 .500 3.43 44 5 .353 5.02 24 24 .600 1.42 37 2 .000 9.20 3 3 1.000 3.26 33 0 .538 4.26 29 17 .682 3.34 27 26 .636 4.29 19 19 .333 5.25 20 1 .000 5.40 13 0 .000 3.38 7 1 .000 2.57 2 2 .549 3.73 144 144

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IP

H

AB TBF

0 10 4 32.0 26 116 0 0 0 45.1 48 178 0 8 6 26.2 15 90 0 0 0 6.2 3 23 0 5 1 27.0 25 100 0 1 0 1.0 1 3 0 1 0 6.0 15 31 0 16 6 35.1 20 120 0 1 0 1.2 1 5 0 1 0 15.1 16 60 0 3 2 135.0 125 507 0 0 0 27.1 24 101 0 0 0 4.0 4 15 0 16 1 69.0 66 257 0 14 5 35.0 32 129 0 0 0 9.2 14 41 0 11 2 84.0 77 316 0 0 0 123.2 140 488 0 24 11 63.1 45 228 0 0 0 14.2 24 64 0 11 2 38.2 34 142 0 1 0 122.2 138 480 0 0 0 167.0 163 626 0 0 0 121.2 126 470 0 8 0 24.0 29 97 0 11 5 11.2 14 47 0 2 0 8.0 6 30 0 0 0 14.0 10 52 10 144 45 1270.1 1241 4816

0 0 0 6 0 0 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 17 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 5 0 0 21 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

0 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 30 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

0 0 0 0 0 22 101 2 0 9 17 0 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 35 0 -

E

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 71 4 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 6 0 9 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 24 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 14 0 0 21 1 0 1 0 9 1 1 0 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 - 128

R ER HR SH SF HB BB IBB SO WP BK 0H 1H 2H 3H

128 7 197 19 97 5 27 1 124 17 3 0 38 12 133 5 5 0 71 4 568 61 111 11 15 0 299 29 151 13 50 13 351 39 561 75 246 13 71 16 162 16 532 62 699 71 514 64 103 16 52 9 31 3 54 4 5393 585

5 16 5 1 17 0 12 4 0 3 57 10 0 28 12 13 32 69 10 15 14 58 62 58 14 7 3 4 526

# Switch-hitter * Lefthanded pitcher/hitter

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0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 7 71 26 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 -

1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 18 4 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 1 1 0 16 6 12 6 4 3 5 1 2 4 10 4 13 5 13 7 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 121 54

1 2 8 4 1 13 1 0 5 0 0 4 0 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 3 8 2 3 52 0 4 6 0 0 0 1 2 35 1 7 13 1 0 8 3 5 21 6 9 52 1 5 9 0 0 6 0 3 13 1 7 40 6 7 55 6 1 30 0 1 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 34 63 426

0 27 0 48 0 29 0 4 0 31 0 1 0 4 0 34 0 1 0 18 0 114 0 19 0 0 0 41 0 25 0 6 0 69 0 89 0 59 0 14 0 26 0 61 0 96 0 111 0 16 0 9 0 10 0 12 0 974

0 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 7 5 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 44

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BINGHAMTON METS (AA) OF THE EASTERN LEAGUE Binghamton Mets Stadium 211 Henry Street Binghamton, NY 13902 Phone: (607) 723-6387 Website: www.bmets.com

2005 RECAP: 63-79—SIXTH PLACE/NORTHERN DIVISION EASTERN LEAGUE MVP: MIKE JACOBS-CATCHER/FIRST BASEMAN

MANAGER: JACK LIND ALL-STARS:

POST-SEASON ALL-STAR: PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

BRIAN BANNISTER (RHP) YUSMEIRO PETIT (RHP) CHASE LAMBIN (IF) DAVID BACANI (IF) MIKE JACOBS (IF/C) MIKE JACOBS (IF/C) MIKE JACOBS (IF/C) May 29th-June 6th

STERLING AWARD WINNER:

ANDERSON HERNANDEZ (IF)

PITCHER OF THE WEEK:

BRIAN BANNISTER (RHP) June 12th-June 19th

MINOR LEAGUES

Despite finishing the season in sixth place in the Eastern League Northern Division, Binghamton boasted several impressive individual performances, including those of five all-stars and Eastern League MVP Mike Jacobs…Jacobs was leading the Eastern League in RBI and doubles, ranked second in home runs, fourth in batting average, and had compiled a 22-game hitting streak at the time of his promotion to the Mets on August 17th…Jacobs finished second in the EL in batting average, tied for fourth in home runs, was fifth in on-base percentage and second in slugging percentage…He was named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending June 6th and was the runner-up to Trenton’s Shelly Duncan at the Eastern League All-Star Game’s Home Run Derby on July 13th…Mike was named to Baseball America’s Double-A All-Star team…Other All-Stars for the B-Mets included pitchers Brian Bannister and Yusmeiro Petit and infielders Chase Lambin and David Bacani…The B-Mets led the league with a .270 team batting average, while Wayne Lydon finished third in stolen bases and first in triples…His 13 triples tied for third in all of minor league baseball…Lydon was also tied for fifth among all minor leaguers in sacrifices…First baseman Brett Harper finished third among minor leaguers in home runs…Petit ranked second in the EL in ERA…Bryan Edwards finished fourth among minor league relievers with 6.46 strikeouts per nine innings, while Orlando Roman was 10th among all minor league pitchers with 10.20 strikeouts per nine innings…Bannister, Lambin, and Sterling Award winner Anderson Hernandez all earned promotions to Norfolk after a stellar first half…General Manager Scott Brown was named the Eastern League’s executive of the year…Binghamton’s attendance was 222,243, the third highest in club history.

JUAN SAMUEL— MANAGER • Begins his first season with Binghamton, and his first as a coach in the Mets organization. • Coached with the Detroit Tigers for seven seasons…Became Detroit’s third base coach six games into the 2002 season, after three seasons as the team’s first base coach, a position to which he was named on January 5, 1999. • Played in the major leagues for 16 seasons, with seven organizations: the Philadelphia Phillies (1983-1989); Los Angeles Dodgers (1990-1992); Kansas City Royals (1992, 1995); Cincinnati Reds (1993); Tigers (1994-1995); Toronto Blue Jays (1996-1998); and half a year with the Mets (1989). • Finished his career with 873 runs scored, 1,578 hits, 287 doubles, 102 triples, 161 home runs, 703 RBI and 396 stolen bases in 1,720 games. • Was named to three National League All-Star teams (1984, 1987, 1981)…Led the NL in triples (19) in 1984…Led the league in triples (15) and extra-base hits (80) in 1987. • Became the first player in major league history to reach double digits in doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases in each of his first four seasons. • Holds the major league record for most at-bats by a righthander in one season, with 701 in 1984…That mark is the most for any NL batter in a single season. • Was named The Sporting News’s Rookie of the Year in 1984…Finished second in the league that year with 72 stolen bases. • Appeared in the 1983 World Series for the Phillies, going 0-1 in three games. • Was inducted into the Reading (AA) Hall of Fame in 2004…Played for the team in 1983. • Juan, 45, lives with his wife Julie in Estero, FL and has three children: Noemy (6/22/89), Samuel (3/4/97), and Alexa (8/3/03).

TWO WINS IN ONE DAY John Franco earned a save and a win (respectively) in a July 30, 1996 doubleheader vs. the Pirates at Shea and Armando Benitez saved both ends of a doubleheader on August 15, 2000 vs. Colorado. Only three pitchers in Mets history—Craig Anderson, Willard Hunter and Jesse Orosco—have won both ends of a doubleheader. Anderson did it on May 12, 1962, beating the Braves at the Polo Grounds, 3-2 and 8-7, with a combined three innings of shutout relief. Hunter accomplished the feat on August 23, 1964 at Shea when 1.2 innings of hitless relief earned him 2-1 and 5-4 wins over Chicago. Orosco joined the group on July 31, 1983 at Shea when he held the Pirates scoreless over a total of five relief innings en route to a pair of 12-inning wins, 7-6 and 1-0.

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MARK BREWER— PITCHING COACH • Begins his first season with Binghamton, and his first as a coach in the Mets organization. • Was the pitching coach for the Omaha Royals (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 2005. • Spent four seasons (2001-2004) as the Minor League Pitching Coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers...Served as a pitching coach in the Dodgers and Texas Rangers organizations for eight years prior to his appointment as Coordinator. • Was the pitching coach under manager Billy Gardner, Jr. in 1999 for San Bernadino (A) of the California League. • Was the pitching coach for the University of Texas in 1992…Held the same position for Oral Roberts University from 19981999. • Was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 32nd round of the 1978 Amateur Draft. • Lives in Tulsa, OK with his wife, Brenda, and three children, Kasey, Andrew and Taussen…Andrew was drafted by the Dodgers in 2003…Mark’s father, Jim, was a lefthanded reliever for the Dodgers from 1960-1976.

JOHN VALENTIN— HITTING COACH • Begins his first season as a professional coach. • Played 11 seasons in the major leagues, from 1992-2002, compiling a .279 career average (1.093-3,917) with 614 runs, 281 doubles, 17 triples, 124 home runs, 558 RBI and 47 stolen bases…Was named the American League Player of the Week twice. • Hit .347 (25-72) in four career post-season series (1995 ALDS, 1998 ALDS, 1999 ALDS, 1999 ALCS)…Scored 15 runs in 17 post-season games…Tied a major league record with seven RBI and 11 total bases in Boston’s 23-7 win in Game Four of the 1999 ALDS at Cleveland. • Spent his last season as a player, 2002, with the Mets, hitting .240 (50-208) in 114 games. • Spent all of his first ten seasons with the Boston Red Sox • In 1997, hit .306 (176-575) with 95 runs, 47 doubles, five triples, and 18 home runs…His 47 doubles were best in the league. • In 1995, finished ninth in the American League MVP voting…That season, hit .298 (155-520), with 108 runs, 37 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs, 102 RBI, and 20 stolen bases...Was named the Sporting News AL Silver Slugger at the shortstop position • Scored a career-high 113 runs in 1998. • Became the ninth regular-season player and 10th player in major league history to record an unassisted triple play, on July 8, 1994 vs. Seattle. • Led New-York Penn League shortstops in fielding percentage (.949) in 60 games with Boston’s Elmira affiliate. • Was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round of the June 1988 Free Agent Draft. • Attended Seton Hall University from 1986-1988…Named a Third-Team All-American as a junior, when he batted .392 with five home runs and 52 RBI…Also established a school record with 21 doubles…Was a college teammate of former Red Sox and Met Mo Vaughn and Houston Astros star Craig Biggio. • Played for the U.S. national team in the 1987 Intercontinental Cup at Havana, Cuba and hit .304 in 10 games. • Graduated from St. Anthony’s High School (Jersey City, NJ) in 1985…Lettered in baseball and basketball…Was a starting point guard. • John, 39, lives with his wife, Marie, and has two children: son, Justin John (9/19/95) and daughter, Kendall Marie (8/12/96).

JOSEPH GOLIA— TRAINER • • • •

Enters his first season with Binghamton, and with the Mets organization. Worked as an athletic trainer for the College of Charleston from 2002-2005. Was a minor league trainer in the Boston Red Sox organization during the 2002 season with the Trenton Thunder (AA). Graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College, where he majored in Sports Medicine before going on to get his M.E.D in Exercise Science & Physical Education from Citadel.

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2005 BINGHAMTON METS (AA) EASTERN LEAGUE 63-79—SIXTH PLACE/NORTHERN DIVISION BATTERS

AVG

PITCHERS Bacani, David X Bannister, Brian Byard, David Chenard, Ken Cordova, Vincent *Cullen, Ryan Deaton, Kevin Edwards, Bryan Garcia, Anderson X *Hamulack, Tim X Hill, Jeremy Humber, Philip X Junge, Eric X Lavigne, Tim Lindstrom, Matthew Lopez, Rafael *MacLane, Evan X Maldonado, Ivan X *McGinley, Blake McNab, Tim X Petit, Yusmeiro Portobanco, Luz Riggan, Jerrod Rodriguez, Jose Roman, Orlando Strayhorn, Kole X Trachsel, Steve Urdaneta, Lino Totals

4 90 131 18 109 22 57 11 87 35 30 4 64 67 66 65 20 1 117 52 34 32 129 9 116 3 42 48 21 40 64 45 33 31 23 18 2 142

R

H

12 2 262 35 495 69 12 1 373 50 13 0 178 12 1 1 278 33 6 0 1 0 12 1 179 20 227 37 273 46 204 18 1 1 0 0 433 66 181 26 3 0 5 0 491 70 6 0 394 47 9 4 4 0 193 33 12 1 3 0 217 33 161 30 1 0 14 0 67 7 63 11 5 1 4789 655

2 77 136 3 88 2 40 1 68 0 0 3 37 62 89 44 1 0 139 60 0 1 120 1 109 4 0 65 1 1 49 50 0 0 15 21 2 1291

W-L PCT

ERA

0-0 .000 9-4 .692 0-0 .000 7-8 .467 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-4 .429 6-6 .500 4-2 .667 2-2 .500 1-3 .250 0-1 .000 1-1 .500 0-0 .000 2-5 .286 2-10 .167 3-2 .600 1-1 .500 1-0 1.000 2-4 .333 9-3 .750 2-12 .143 0-1 .000 3-5 .375 4-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 0-0 .000 63-79 .444

0.00 2.56 0.00 5.12 2.57 9.00 4.19 3.65 4.97 1.26 4.29 6.75 4.15 1.04 5.40 5.98 4.14 4.26 2.25 5.61 2.91 7.56 5.79 3.96 4.95 0.00 3.00 5.40 4.40

GI --GAMES BY POSITION-TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C 2 114 206 5 159 2 48 2 100 0 0 4 62 121 126 67 2 0 255 119 0 1 167 1 152 5 0 94 1 1 87 76 0 0 17 30 5 2031

0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 18 2 5 42 8 3 6 30 0 56 35 1 11 63 9 2 6 45 2 81 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 20 3 15 50 1 5 7 38 0 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 8 0 0 10 3 0 0 6 0 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 5 26 1 2 1 37 1 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 2 5 21 3 2 2 8 0 51 11 0 16 42 0 1 2 26 3 85 14 1 7 24 7 1 1 14 2 58 8 0 5 24 6 0 9 26 1 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 2 25 93 1 6 7 35 6 94 17 0 14 29 2 1 0 20 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 15 13 2 43 19 2 4 46 3 101 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 23 4 4 37 6 3 4 32 5 80 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 0 4 24 2 1 4 14 1 47 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 9 31 5 1 4 21 0 75 12 1 4 29 1 6 2 17 1 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 7 6 1 0 6 0 16 6 0 1 7 0 1 0 6 1 9 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 269 36 133 610 95 38 61 433 27 1126

G GS CG SHO 4 0 18 18 1 0 22 22 1 1 1 0 11 10 35 13 30 1 21 0 19 0 1 1 3 0 8 0 35 10 32 6 9 9 5 1 2 0 42 2 21 21 40 7 4 0 33 0 31 18 1 0 2 2 1 0 142 142

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6

GF SV

IP

0 4 0 4.0 1 0 0 109.0 0 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 103.2 0 0 0 7.0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 53.2 0 7 1 118.1 0 17 5 50.2 0 14 6 28.2 0 15 4 21.0 0 0 0 4.0 0 1 0 13.0 0 8 5 8.2 0 11 0 73.1 0 5 0 84.1 1 0 0 58.2 0 2 0 12.2 0 0 0 4.0 0 16 1 85.0 0 0 0 117.2 0 15 2 75.0 0 3 0 4.2 0 14 2 61.1 0 3 0 120.0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 12.0 0 0 0 1,2 8 136 26 1238.0

H

AB TBF

1 12 91 393 1 7 107 407 4 27 3 9 56 214 124 458 59 197 20 107 29 94 4 16 14 52 8 34 90 298 109 346 63 237 12 48 4 16 105 353 90 431 101 311 7 21 63 237 123 457 0 6 8 42 2 7 1298 4837

0 0 0 .167 .286 0 0 3 6 5 .435 .375 0 20 7 1 6 .416 .341 0 117 0 0 0 .417 .250 0 0 1 1 5 .426 .314 37 0 0 0 0 .154 .214 0 0 0 2 2 .270 .250 1 0 0 0 0 2.000 1.000 0 0 11 4 6 .360 .333 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .308 1 0 7 1 0 .346 .246 0 0 0 0 6 .533 .352 53 0 11 9 0 .462 .360 0 8 1 1 2 .328 .331 13 0 0 0 0 2.000 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 1 2 11 .589 .376 54 0 2 0 3 .657 .396 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 0 0 42 14 6 .340 .313 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 0 0 1 5 9 .386 .335 0 0 2 0 0 .556 .500 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 11 5 1 .487 .392 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 0 0 4 3 6 .401 .305 0 0 2 3 7 .472 .371 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 1 0 0 .254 .284 0 0 0 0 0 .476 .386 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 .500 0 0 107 57 75 .424 .335 -

E

0 0 0 3 0 36 23 0 0 15 0 0 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 1 78 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 47 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 57 0 0 14 0 0 0 54 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 14 31 8 4 0 12 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 15 0 0 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 0 0 17 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 - - - - 169

MINOR LEAGUES

Arroyo, Rafael .167 Bacani, David .294 Baldiris, Aarom .275 X Bannister, Brian .250 Caligiuri, Jay .236 Chenard, Ken .154 Clements, Zac .225 Deaton, Kevin 1.000 X *Duncan, Jeff .245 Edwards, Bryan .000 Garcia, Anderson .000 Garcia, Yunir .250 *Hall, Victor .207 *Harper, Brett .273 X #Hernandez, Anderson .326 X Hietpas, Joe .216 X Hill, Jeremy 1.000 Humber, Philip .000 *Jacobs, Mike .321 X #Lambin, Chase .331 Lindstrom, Matthew .000 Lopez, Rafael .200 Lydon, Wayne .244 *MacLane, Evan .167 *Malek, Bobby .277 X #Matsui, Kazuo .444 McNab, Tim .000 Milledge, Lastings .337 X Petit, Yusmeiro .083 Portobanco, Luz .333 Ragsdale, Cory .226 X Redman, Prentice .311 Rodriguez, Jose .000 Roman, Orlando .000 *Slack, Jonathan .224 Triplett, Russ .333 Watts, Derran .400 Totals .270

G AB

R ER HR SH SF HB BB IBB SO WP BK 0H 1H 2H 3H

13 0 428 36 9 0 466 69 30 2 10 2 227 31 520 53 221 33 114 7 105 13 18 3 55 7 38 1 366 61 397 64 249 31 55 6 16 1 385 63 456 41 375 73 24 4 279 37 534 75 6 0 47 4 8 1 5451 717

0 31 0 59 2 2 25 48 28 4 10 3 6 1 44 56 27 6 1 53 38 63 3 27 66 0 4 1 605

0 0 11 1 0 0 15 4 0 0 1 0 7 0 8 6 8 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 3 9 2 7 1 3 1 0 0 6 3 15 3 9 5 0 0 3 4 18 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 134 42

0 0 1 1 6 27 0 0 2 2 8 45 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 4 6 46 2 0 20 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 5 5 55 5 9 35 1 1 9 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 7 21 2 2 18 4 7 48 0 0 3 1 7 30 7 9 58 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 37 70 465

0 2 0 0 94 2 0 0 0 0 95 10 0 7 1 0 3 0 0 55 1 0 85 9 0 41 1 0 27 0 0 20 1 0 2 0 0 14 0 0 7 0 0 58 11 0 59 5 0 48 1 0 13 0 0 4 0 0 64 5 0 130 0 0 49 8 0 3 0 0 59 7 0 136 9 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 01083 71

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

# Switch-hitter * Lefthanded pitcher/hitter

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ST. LUCIE METS (A) OF THE FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE Tradition Field 525 Northwest Peacock Boulevard Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 Phone: (772) 871-2100 Website: www.stlucie.com

2005 RECAP: 66-68 — 30-35 - FOURTH PLACE (FIRST HALF)/EAST DIVISION 36-33 - FOURTH PLACE (SECOND HALF)/EAST DIVISION MANAGER: TIM TEUFEL ALL-STARS: POST-SEASON ALL-STAR: PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

BRETT HARPER (1B) ANDY WILSON (C/1B) GREG RAMIREZ (RHP) ANDY WILSON (C/1B) SHAWN BOWMAN (3B) June 6th-June 12th COREY RAGSDALE (SS) June 20th-June 26th

STERLING AWARD WINNER:

ANDY WILSON (C/1B)

PITCHER OF THE WEEK:

VINCENT CORDOVA (RHP) July 18th-July 24th

St. Lucie missed the playoffs by just two and a half games, wrapping up the second half of the season at 36-33 for an overall record of 66-68…The club set a new Florida State League record with 137 home runs, breaking the record of 125 set by Dunedin in 2000…The Mets also set a team attendance record, drawing 91,382 fans…On July 21st, shortstop Wilson Batista, third baseman Grant Psomas and first baseman Andy Wilson turned a 6-5-3 bases-loaded, game-saving, triple play in the eighth inning of a 4-2 win over the Vero Beach Dodgers…Brett Harper, Wilson and Greg Ramirez played in the mid-season All-Star Game for the East Division…Harper and Wilson participated in the pre-game home run derby, in which Harper took second place…Sterling Award-winner Wilson was also named to the post-season All-Star team…Wilson led the league in home runs, coming within one of the club record…He also ranked third in RBI, his team-record slugging percentage was second in the league, and he was also second in extra base hits and fourth in runs scored…Third baseman Shawn Bowman was the Florida State League Player of the Week for the week ending June 12th after he compiled a .500 (13-26) batting average with five home runs, 12 RBI and three doubles for a 1.192 slugging percentage…Two weeks later, shortstop Corey Ragsdale was named Player of the Week after a week that saw him hit .424 (12-29) with an .848 slugging percentage…Vincent Cordova was the Pitcher of the Week for the week of July 18th-July 24th after pitching his first professional complete-game shutout on July 18th vs. Clearwater.

GARY CARTER— MANAGER • Begins his first season with St. Lucie. • Made his managerial debut in 2005, with the Gulf Coast Mets (R) of the GCL…Led the GCL Mets to a 37-16 record and the highest winning percentage (.698) in the league…Lost in the league’s championship series, two games to none…Was named the GCL Manager of the Year. • Served as the Mets’ Minor League Catching Coordinator in 2004. • Was the Mets’ Minor League Catching Instructor in 2003…Held the same position in a part-time capacity from 2001-2002. • Became the 13th catcher elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 7, 2003…Received 387 votes (78.02 percent). • Started the rally in the legendary Game Six of the 1986 World Series with a two-out single in the 10th inning…Played with the Mets from 1985-1989…Inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame on August 12, 2001. • Was a co-captain of the Mets…Hit .262 with 1,025 runs, 2,092 hits, 371 doubles, 31 triples, 324 home runs, and 1,225 RBI during his 19-year Hall of Fame career with the Mets, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers. • Named to the National League All-Star team 11 times…Won three Gold Glove Awards…Led NL catchers in fielding percentage twice, assists four times, double plays five times, games played a league-record six consecutive years, total chances a league-record seven times and putouts a league-record eight times. • Worked with the Montreal Expos as a television broadcaster and minor league instructor from 1997-1999…Also worked for the Florida Marlins in the TV booth from 1994-1997. • Gary, 51, and his wife, Sandy, have three children, Christy, Kimmy, and DJ, and live in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

RICKY BONES— PITCHING COACH • Begins his first season with St. Lucie, and with the Mets organization. • Spent the last two seasons with the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals organization…Was the pitching coach for Potomac (A) of the Carolina League in 2005…Held the same position for Savannah (A) of the South Atlantic League in 2004. • Pitched for 11 seasons in the major leagues, with San Diego (1991), Milwaukee (1992-1996), the Yankees (1996), Cincinnati (1997), Kansas City (1997-1998), Baltimore (1999) and Florida (2000-2001). • Amassed a career record of 63-82, with a 4.85 ERA in 375 games (164 starts). • Was named to the American League All-Star Team in 1994…Went 10-9 that year, with a 3.43 ERA in 170.2 innings. • Posted a career-high 11 wins and 203.2 innings in 1993…Won double digit games for the Brewers in three consecutive years (11-1993, 10-1994, 10-1995). • Signed by the San Diego Padres in May of 1986 as a non-drafted free agent. • Ricky, 35, lives in Guayama, PR with his wife Wanda and has three children, Brittany, Whitney, and Ricardo.

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NELSON SILVERIO— HITTING COACH • • • • •

• • • • • •

Begins his first full year with St. Lucie...Joined the St. Lucie mid-season last year. Coached the Gulf Coast Mets (R) in 2005. Served as the Mets’ bullpen catcher from 2003-2004. Has been the General Manager of Gigantes del Cibao in the Dominican Winter League for the last four years…The Mets’ Jose Reyes played for the team in 2002 and 2004. Worked in the Florida Marlins organization from 1998-2001…Managed the Santo Domingo Marlins in the Dominican Summer League…Also threw batting practice and was a bullpen catcher for the major league team during that span, before the Summer League began. Worked as an assistant manager for Gigantes del Cibaoin the Dominican Winter League from 1998-2001…Was the team’s third base coach in 2000-2001. Was a catcher in the Oakland A’s and San Diego Padres organizations…Played in the minor leagues with the A’s from 19851989, and with the Padres from 1989-1993. Played in the Venezuelan Winter League in 1995 and the Mexican Winter League from 1995-1998. Is the only catcher in the Dominican League to catch three no-hitters. His father Tom was an outfielder with the California Angels from 1970-1972. Lives with his wife Huendy, and has two daughters, Jadynel (7/9/98) and Thammy (10/21/01).

TRAINER • Begins his second season with St. Lucie, and fifth with the Mets organization. • Was the Head Trainer for Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League from 2002-2004. • Was a minor league trainer in the Florida Marlins organization from 1996-2001 and with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ organization from 1992-1995. • Graduated from California State University-Northridge in 1998 with a B.A. in Athletic Training…Was the UCSB Head Football Athletic Trainer in 1991 • Lives in Port St. Lucie, FL with his wife Iris.

MINOR LEAGUES

RUBEN BARRERA—

METS FIRST ROUND PICKS 1965—Les Rohr, LHP 1966—Steve Chilcott, C# 1967—Jon Matlack, LHP 1968—Tim Foli, IF# 1969—Randy Sterling, RHP 1970—George Ambrow, IF* 1971—Richard Puig, IF 1972—Richard Bengston, C 1973—Lee Mazzilli, OF 1974—Cliff Speck, RHP 1975—Butch Benton, C 1976—Tom Thurberg, OF 1977—Wally Backman, IF 1978—Hubie Brooks, IF 1979—Tim Leary, RHP 1980—Darryl Strawberry, OF# Billy Beane, OF 1981—Terry Blocker, OF John Gibbons, C 1982—Dwight Gooden, RHP 1983—Eddie Williams, IF Stan Jefferson, OF 1984—Shawn Abner, OF# 1985—Gregg Jefferies, IF

1986—Lee May Jr., OF 1987—Chris Donnels, IF 1988—David Proctor, RHP 1989—Alan Zinter, C 1990—Jeromy Burnitz, OF 1991—Al Shirley, OF 1992—Preston Wilson, IF Chris Roberts, LHP 1993—Kirk Presley, RHP 1994—Paul Wilson, RHP# Terrence Long, IF/OF 1995—Ryan Jaroncyk, SS 1996—Robert Stratton, OF 1997—Geoff Goetz, LHP 1998—Jason Tyner, OF 1999—Neal Musser, LHP 2000—Billy Traber, LHP 2001—Aaron Heilman, RHP David Wright, IF 2002—Scott Kazmir, LHP 2003—Lastings Milledge, OF 2004—Philip Humber, RHP 2005—Mike Pelfrey, RHP

* Did not sign with Mets/# No. 1 pick in entire draft

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2005 ST. LUCIE METS (A) FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE 66-68 — 30-35 - FOURTH PLACE (FIRST HALF)/EAST DIVISION 36-33 - FOURTH PLACE (SECOND HALF)/EAST DIVISION AVG

#Batista, Wilson Bowman, Shawn Brinkley, Dante Cairo, Miguel X Cameron, Mike X Clements, Zac Davidson, Tyler X Garcia, Anderson *Garcia, Emmanuel X Garcia, Yunir X*Harper, Brett X Harvey, Ryan Hathaway, Aaron Hill, Jamar X Maldonado, Brahiam Maldonado, Ivan X Malo, Jonathan Martinez, Joan *McCraw, Sean X *Mientkiewicz, Doug X Milledge, Lastings X Piazza, Tony X Psomas, Grant X Ragsdale, Corey Rios, Kevin X Santiago, Benito X*Slack, Jonathan X Stewart, Caleb Turay, Alhaji Watts, Derran Whealy, Blake X Wilson, Andy X Wilson, Brandon Totals

.274 61 248 33 68 98 7 4 5 22 2 5 2 20 2 37 .221 87 326 44 72 140 15 1 17 53 1 0 6 22 1 110 .266 54 192 36 51 75 5 2 5 24 2 2 8 24 3 64 .250 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 4 10 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 .174 7 23 4 4 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 .161 39 124 14 20 29 3 0 2 8 1 1 5 12 1 46 .000 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 2 9 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 59 170 27 29 50 5 2 4 18 1 1 9 29 0 70 .280 62 239 35 67 140 11 1 20 60 0 3 1 21 3 64 .309 16 55 4 17 20 3 0 0 10 0 0 2 3 0 8 .311 38 135 22 42 50 8 0 0 15 3 2 0 16 0 33 .252 125 456 64 115 189 23 3 15 64 5 2 4 47 0 151 .313 6 16 4 5 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 6 ----1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 5 14 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 .250 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .500 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .259 8 27 3 7 11 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 4 7 .302 62 232 48 70 97 15 0 4 22 4 1 13 19 1 41 .226 33 93 12 21 28 4 0 1 4 1 0 0 8 0 24 .305 34 118 15 36 49 10 0 1 15 2 0 0 15 0 29 .260 68 273 51 71 133 16 8 10 38 1 1 4 33 0 94 .253 94 332 33 84 119 18 1 5 35 1 3 4 11 0 82 .333 3 9 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 77 275 33 71 97 15 1 3 24 3 1 0 24 0 52 .286 17 56 12 16 31 6 0 3 7 3 1 3 7 0 13 .193 42 145 15 28 47 7 0 4 13 5 0 4 7 0 54 .268 28 97 14 26 34 4 2 0 14 3 0 4 11 0 19 .212 88 292 29 62 105 13 0 10 36 3 3 7 28 0 96 .284 127 464 81 132 247 25 3 28 89 0 7 0 68 10 88 .667 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 134 4443 641 1129 1820 224 28 137 585 44 34 79 443 28 1209

PITCHERS Almenar, Aristides Belson, Greg X Benson, Kris *Camacho, Eddie X Castillo, Jonathan X Cordova, Vincent *Cox, Mike X*Cullen, Ryan Foli, Daniel X Garcia, Anderson *Heredia, Felix Hernandez, Gabriel X Hill. Jeremy X Humber, Philip X*Ishii, Kazuhisa King, Bryan X Lopez, Rafael X*MacLane, Evan Maldonado, Ivan Mannix, Kevin Muniz, Carlos Nall, Brandon Owens, Henry Pinango, Miguel Ramirez, Greg Riggan, Jerrod X Rodriguez, Jose Smith, Chuck Strayhorn, Kole X Strickland, Scott Swindell, Michael X Trachsel, Steve Urdaneta, Lino *Walker, Brian Worthington, Timothy Totals

G AB

W-L PCT

ERA

R

H

GI --GAMES BY POSITION-TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C

BATTERS

G GS CG SHO

0-0 .000 0.00 1 0 3-2 .600 5.09 25 2 0-0 .000 0.00 1 1 2-4 .333 2.74 45 0 0-1 .000 20.25 1 0 8-9 .471 4.01 25 25 0-0 .000 0.00 1 0 0-1 .000 8.76 13 0 5-2 .714 3.74 37 0 2-2 .500 2.70 16 0 0-1 .000 13.50 5 0 2-5 .286 5.74 10 10 0-0 .000 2.35 7 0 2-6 .250 4.99 14 14 0-0 .000 0.00 1 1 0-0 .000 11.70 6 0 1-0 1.000 4.00 5 0 8-5 .615 3.20 19 19 4-5 .444 5.46 27 3 0-0 .000 ----- 1 0 3-0 1.000 5.82 14 0 0-0 .000 11.57 2 0 2-5 .286 3.15 38 1 3-2 .600 4.13 12 11 4-5 .444 4.17 18 12 1-0 1.000 3.86 4 0 0-0 .000 2.70 3 0 4-4 .500 4.94 24 20 5-3 .625 4.46 33 0 0-0 .000 10.80 1 0 0-2 .000 2.90 6 5 0-1 .000 1.35 2 2 0-0 .000 1.93 3 0 3-1 .750 4.80 17 1 4-2 .667 2.98 13 7 66-68 .493 4.27 134 134

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5

GF SV

IP

H

AB TBF

0 0 0 0.0 2 2 0 8 0 53.0 69 223 0 0 0 3.0 0 9 0 33 10 49.1 49 188 0 0 0 2.2 3 9 2 0 0 141.1 150 555 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 12.1 27 60 0 16 6 67.1 68 253 0 9 3 26.2 21 99 0 0 0 4.0 6 16 0 0 0 42.1 48 161 0 2 1 7.2 8 30 0 0 0 70.1 74 271 0 0 0 4.0 0 11 0 1 0 10.0 14 43 0 2 0 9.0 10 36 0 0 0 112.1 96 429 0 10 1 59.1 62 235 0 0 0 0.0 3 3 0 3 0 17.0 13 62 0 1 0 2.1 3 10 0 16 4 54.1 49 210 0 0 0 61.0 75 249 0 0 0 69.0 66 269 0 1 0 4.2 3 17 0 3 2 3.1 2 11 0 0 0 116.2 129 454 0 14 2 38.1 44 153 0 0 0 1.2 4 9 0 1 0 31.0 28 121 0 0 0 6.2 5 24 0 1 0 4.2 2 17 0 3 0 30.0 33 118 1 2 0 51.1 39 187 10 129 29 1166.2 1205 4544

12 13 5 4 1 8 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 1 5 2 1 0 3 2 4 13 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 13 5 2 0 3 1 1 4 8 7 0 2 4 7 0 0 2 14 5 2 3 1 0 4 6 2 3 4 1 3 4 9 8 4 5 0 0 0 116 83 81

E

0 61 0 0 15 87 0 0 0 19 0 0 52 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 59 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 7 0 0 27 3 0 0 122 0 6 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 61 0 5 0 0 0 29 5 34 0 0 0 7 0 68 0 0 18 5 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 69 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 36 0 2 0 0 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 3 0 13 20 11 0 0 0 2 0 - - - - 152

R ER HR SH SF HB BB IBB SO WP BK 0H 1H 2H 3H

2 0 244 31 10 0 211 17 14 6 599 78 1 0 65 13 284 29 112 9 21 6 185 28 34 4 301 41 12 0 54 14 39 4 451 51 270 43 3 3 73 11 13 3 240 29 268 30 297 38 17 2 12 1 511 70 184 25 9 2 133 12 26 2 18 1 135 17 207 21 5055 641

0 30 0 15 6 63 0 12 28 8 6 27 2 39 0 13 4 40 36 3 11 3 19 28 32 2 1 64 19 2 10 1 1 16 17 554

# Switch-hitter * Lefthanded pitcher/hitter

2006 NEW YORK METS MEDIA GUIDE 310

.395 .327 0 0 .429 .282 0 0 .391 .367 0 0 .250 .250 0 0 .500 .533 0 0 .217 .208 0 0 .234 .261 15 0 .000 .000 0 0 .333 .222 0 0 .294 .321 0 0 .586 .337 48 0 .364 .367 0 0 .370 .379 0 0 .414 .326 0 0 .375 .421 0 0 ----- ----- 0 0 .214 .250 0 0 .250 .400 0 0 .500 .667 0 0 .407 .412 6 0 .418 .385 0 0 .301 .287 0 0 .415 .383 0 0 .487 .347 0 0 .358 .283 3 84 .444 .400 0 0 .353 .317 0 0 .554 .388 0 0 .324 .250 0 0 .351 .366 0 0 .360 .294 9 54 .532 .370 59 0 .667 .667 0 0 .410 .330 -

0 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 14 3 0 0 1 1 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 14 2 6 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 12 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 105 29

0 0 0 0 4 17 0 1 0 0 2 21 0 0 4 6 9 26 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 6 21 1 1 9 0 1 2 1 13 10 1 0 3 3 8 18 0 0 1 1 1 9 0 1 1 3 2 15 2 7 23 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 3 1 5 24 2 6 11 1 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 6 40 3 4 22 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 15 2 4 13 39 92 351

0 0 0 28 0 4 0 40 0 0 0 110 0 0 0 7 0 53 0 20 0 3 0 32 0 5 0 65 0 3 0 11 0 4 0 92 0 43 0 0 0 19 0 1 0 74 0 26 0 64 0 4 0 3 0 59 0 31 0 2 0 15 0 5 0 4 0 25 0 49 0 901

0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 1 1 1 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 65 13

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

HAGERSTOWN SUNS OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE Municipal Stadium 274 East Memorial Boulevard Hagerstown, MD 27140 (301) 791-6266 www.hagerstownsuns.com

2005 RECAP: 71-66 — 42-28 - FIRST PLACE (FIRST HALF)/NORTHERN DIVISION 29-38 - EIGHTH PLACE (SECOND HALF)/NORTHERN DIVISION MANAGER: GENE RICHARDS ALL-STARS:

PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

MIKE CARP (1B) GRANT PSOMAS (3B) DANTE BRINKLEY (OF) JOSE SANCHEZ (RHP) GABY HERNANDEZ (RHP) GENE RICHARDS (Manager) SHAWN BARTON (Coach) MATTHEW HUNTER (Trainer) DANTE BRINKLEY (OF) May 2nd-May 8th

STERLING AWARD WINNER:

CARLOS GOMEZ (OF)

PITCHER OF THE WEEK:

GABY HERNANDEZ (RHP) June 13th-June 19th

MINOR LEAGUES

In their first season as the Mets’ affiliate in the South Atlantic League, the Suns parlayed a superlative first half into a trip to the South Atlantic League Championship Series, where Hagerstown fell to Kannapolis in four games…The Suns’ pitching staff finished fifth in the league with a 3.99 ERA…Sterling Award winner Carlos Gomez led the league and was second in all of minor league baseball in stolen bases… Mike Carp led the league and was tied for 10th in minor league baseball with 10 hit-by-pitches…Righthanded pitcher Michael Devaney paced the SAL with a .214 batting average against…Righthanded pitcher Gaby Hernandez pitched a no-hitter on June 19th, a 1-0 victory over West Virginia, the day the Suns clinched the SAL Northern Division championship…He earned Pitcher of the Week honors for that performance…Five players—first baseman Carp, third baseman Grant Psomas, outfielder Dante Brinkley, righthanded pitchers Jose Sanchez and Hernandez—played for the Northern Division All-Star team, which was led by Suns manager Gene Richards and coach Shawn Barton…Psomas won the Home Run Derby, defeating Lexington’s Francisco Caraballo in the final…Brinkley was the Player of the Week for the week ending May 8th, after he hit .635 (16-26) with two home runs, four doubles, and six stolen bases…Hagerstown posted a 20 percent increase in attendance over 2004

FRANK CACCIATORE— MANAGER • Begins his first season with Hagerstown, and with the Mets organization. • Was the hitting coach for the Washington Nationals’ Harrisburg (AA) affiliate of the Eastern League in 2005...Held the same position with Harrisburg in 2002. • Served as the Expos’ Minor League Hitting Coordinator in 2003 and 2004. • Was the hitting coach for Florida’s Brevard County (A) of the Florida State League in 2000 and 2001. • Managed the Florida Marlins affiliate Portland Sea Dogs (AA) in 1999. • Was the hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants’ Shreveport Captains (AA) of the Texas League in 1998…Managed the Captains in 1996. • Managed San Francisco’s affiliate San Jose Giants (A) in 1997. • Was the hitting coach for the Clinton Giants (A) of the Midwest League in 1993. • Coached and managed in the Houston Astros’ farm system from 1988-1992. • Coached collegiately at his alma mater, Florida Southern College, from 1976-1982, before being named the head coach at Palm Beach Junior College. • Played for two seasons in the Detroit Tigers organization, reaching as high as Double-A. • Lives in Orlando, FL with his wife Ann, and has a daughter, Alice Christine.

SHAWN BARTON— PITCHING COACH • Enters his second season with Hagerstown and his second with the Mets organization, after spending five seasons as a pitching coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. • Was the pitching coach for the Columbus Catfish (A) of the South Atlantic League in 2004…The Catfish had a 4.14 team ERA, fifth best in the league. • Was the pitching coach for Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League from 2002-2003. • In 2001, was a coach for Jacksonville (AA) of the Southern League, and his staff led the league with a 3.29 ERA. • Was the pitching coach for San Bernadino (A) in 2000, when the team won the California League Championship. • Pitched for three seasons in the major leagues, for Seattle (1992) and San Francisco (1995, 1996)…Went 4-2 with one save over 73 games, with a 4.71 ERA in 65.0 innings.

2006 NEW YORK METS MEDIA GUIDE 311

LUIS NATERA— HITTING COACH • Enters his second season with Hagerstown • Was the hitting coach for Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League from 2003-2004. • Managed the Dominican Mets (R) of the Dominican Summer League in 2002, going 37-33…Also managed the D-Mets from 1992-1997, compiling a 233-127 (.647) record…Never finished below second place in the team’s division, including a firstplace finish in 1994. • In 1998, was a member of the Gulf Coast Mets coaching staff. • Originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Mets in 1984…Spent five seasons as an infielder in the organization, compiling a .222 (211-949) batting average…Retired as a player in 1989. • Played with Little Falls (A) of the New York-Penn League and was voted the League’s Most Popular Player • Luis lives with his wife Maria Elena, and has thre sons: Luis Alberto (9/20/90), Jose Luis (12/16/94), and David Luis (5/21/99).

MATT THAYER— TRAINER • • • • •

Enters his second season as the Head Trainer for the K-Mets. Was the Head Trainer for the Gulf Coast League Mets in 2004. Received a Master of Science degree from the California University of Pennsylvania in 2003. Graduated from Carthage College (WI) in 2001, with a BS in Exercise & Sports Science. His father, Skip Thayer, was a trainer in the National Hockey League for 28 years with the Chicago Black Hawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Tampa Bay Lightning, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001. • Matt, 26, lives in Waukegan, IL with his wife Amy.

MURPHY AWARD WINNERS THE JOHN J. MURPHY AWARD IS GIVEN ANNUALLY TO THE TOP MET ROOKIE IN SPRING TRAINING: 1972—John Milner, IF/OF 1973—Harry Parker, RHP 1974—Bob Apodaca, RHP 1975—John Stearns, C 1976—no selection (strike year) 1977—Lee Mazzilli, OF 1978—Mike Bruhert, RHP 1979—Kelvin Chapman, IF 1980—Mario Ramirez, IF 1981—Tim Leary, RHP 1982—Ron Gardenhire, IF Charlie Puleo, RHP 1983—Darryl Strawberry, OF 1984—Ron Darling, RHP 1985—Roger McDowell, RHP 1986—Kevin Mitchell, IF/OF 1987—Barry Lyons, C 1988—Kevin Elster, SS 1989—Darren Reed, OF 1990—Julio Machado, RHP 1991—Pete Schourek, LHP Doug Simons, LHP 1992—Anthony Young, RHP 1993—Mike Draper, RHP 1994—Kelly Stinnett, C 1995—Edgardo Alfonzo, IF 1996—Paul Wilson, RHP 1997—Steve Bieser, OF 1998—Masato Yoshii, RHP 1999—Melvin Mora, IF/OF 2000—Garth Brooks, IF 2001—Tsuyoshi Shinjo, OF 2002—Jose Reyes, IF 2003—No Selection 2004—Orber Moreno, RHP 2005—Dae-Sung Koo, LHP

2006 NEW YORK METS MEDIA GUIDE 312

2005 HAGERSTOWN SUNS (A) SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE 71-66 — 42-28 - FIRST PLACE (FIRST HALF)/NORTHERN DIVISION 29-38 - EIGHTH PLACE (SECOND HALF)/NORTHERN DIVISION AVG

R

H

X Arroyo, Rafael *Bacon, Matt X#Batista, Wilson X Brinkley, Dante Brown, Kyle Burt, James *Carp, Mike *Coles, Corey Concepcion, Ambiorix #Coronado, Jose Coultas, Ryan X Davidson, Tyler Fisher, Matthew Flores, Jesus X Gaerlan, Armand X Gamero, Jesus Gomez, Carlos X Hathaway. Aaron Mihalics, Joseph X Piazza, Tony Psomas, Grant Santana, Yury X Triplett, Russ X Watts, Derran *Wyrick, Joshua Totals

.220 28 91 15 .200 15 30 4 .238 68 265 41 .364 61 214 48 .220 27 91 17 .255 63 192 35 .249 89 313 49 .307 69 264 27 .251 130 521 68 .225 18 71 4 .289 89 304 43 .205 23 78 12 .248 45 141 24 .216 82 319 34 .259 50 170 28 .164 16 55 8 .275 120 487 75 .259 39 139 18 .267 17 45 3 .150 5 20 1 .300 99 350 66 .182 8 22 4 .265 43 136 20 .285 65 221 31 .296 23 81 17 .264 137 4620 692

20 6 63 78 20 49 78 81 131 16 88 16 35 69 44 9 134 36 12 3 105 4 36 63 24 1220

PITCHERS

G AB

W-L PCT

ERA

*Alfonzo, Edgar 2-2 .500 X Aemnar, Aristides 0-0 .000 Bowman, Charles 2-2 .500 Castillo, Jonathan 1-0 1.000 *Coles, Corey 0-0 .000 Cova, Rafael 5-6 .455 Devaney, Michael 10-4 .714 X Durkin, Matthew 4-5 .444 X Eager, Blake 6-3 .667 Gomez, Jose 1-4 .200 X Hernandez, Gaby 6-1 .857 X Landing, Jeffrey 5-5 .500 Mannix, Kevin 3-6 .333 Miramontes, Matthew 3-2 .600 X Muniz, Carlos 3-4 .429 X Nall, Brandon 1-2 .333 Perez, Marcelo 2-6 .250 X Rengel, Orlando 2-5 .286 Sanchez, Jose 11-5 .688 Serfass, Joe 1-1 .500 X Smith, Chuck 0-0 .00 Weintraub, Jason 1-1 .500 *Williams, Joseph 0-0 .000 X Worthington, Timothy 2-2 .500 Totals 71-66 .518

0.92 9.82 2.98 2.57 0.00 4.60 3.88 3.77 3.76 6.75 2.43 4.40 5.36 6.48 4.78 7.06 3.79 4.97 4.20 1.23 0.00 3.04 5.06 1.52 3.93

GI --GAMES BY POSITION-TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C 38 3 0 5 11 2 0 6 14 8 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 101 11 3 7 28 6 2 1 24 133 17 4 10 41 1 2 10 38 31 3 1 2 16 3 4 4 8 76 13 1 4 16 3 2 7 26 149 12 1 19 63 1 5 21 35 109 16 0 4 33 3 0 2 12 215 29 5 15 61 3 8 9 22 20 2 1 0 4 3 0 0 7 136 22 4 6 36 4 3 4 20 26 4 0 2 13 0 0 1 5 51 6 2 2 14 5 2 0 17 108 18 0 7 42 1 2 3 12 58 7 2 1 14 5 2 3 21 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 183 13 6 8 48 10 1 9 32 47 8 0 1 13 1 1 1 8 15 3 0 0 8 4 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 193 27 2 19 54 2 5 2 62 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 58 9 2 3 18 4 2 5 18 94 17 1 4 40 1 1 4 24 33 6 0 1 7 2 1 1 6 1902 252 35 120 588 64 45 97 424

G GS CG SHO 13 0 2 0 26 0 2 1 1 0 24 5 32 15 19 14 21 20 17 0 18 18 14 14 29 9 25 1 30 0 12 2 43 0 14 9 26 24 16 0 6 0 10 0 3 1 15 4 137 137

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

GF SV

IP

H

0 25 0 8 0 46 0 57 0 29 0 47 3 96 0 40 0 136 0 17 0 57 0 27 0 26 0 90 0 39 0 9 0 88 0 32 0 5 0 9 5 79 0 10 0 26 0 55 0 16 8 1069

AB TBF

0 7 0 19.2 13 72 0 1 0 3.2 1 11 0 10 0 54.1 58 208 0 0 0 7.0 4 22 0 1 0 1.0 1 4 0 6 1 62.2 62 238 0 6 1 137.0 107 499 0 1 0 76.1 54 263 0 0 0 105.1 109 418 0 5 0 30.2 29 121 1 0 0 92.2 59 329 0 0 0 75.2 74 279 0 12 2 85.2 98 341 0 7 1 41.2 38 151 0 26 14 37.2 37 144 0 4 0 21.2 21 79 0 31 13 59.1 63 244 0 1 0 54.1 64 215 0 0 0 133.0 147 521 0 9 4 44.0 32 153 0 0 0 14.0 3 46 0 4 0 23.2 24 93 0 0 0 5.1 7 21 0 3 1 41.1 35 152 10 134 36 1227.2 1140 4624

0 2 2 0 0 1 13 14 5 20 13 2 6 2 0 4 5 7 2 2 2 11 5 4 35 15 9 1 4 1 11 6 4 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 6 13 3 4 0 1 2 64 24 6 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 4 8 0 0 0 2 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 203 119 81

.418 .267 .381 .621 .341 .396 .476 .413 .413 .282 .447 .333 .362 .339 .341 .200 .376 .338 .333 .200 .551 .227 .426 .425 .407 .412

.360 0 0 .286 2 0 .301 0 22 .477 0 0 .299 0 0 .361 41 0 .358 80 0 .342 2 0 .289 0 0 .295 0 0 .338 0 36 .262 17 0 .325 1 34 .250 0 0 .347 0 34 .246 0 0 .331 0 0 .302 1 0 .333 0 7 .190 0 0 .403 4 2 .217 0 0 .366 0 13 .364 0 0 .348 2 0 .336 -

E

0 0 0 26 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 46 0 0 19 0 0 37 0 1 0 0 21 0 2 0 0 14 0 4 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 35 0 4 0 0 123 0 6 0 18 0 0 6 0 54 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 71 7 14 1 0 0 14 0 0 13 0 1 0 0 116 0 10 4 0 0 32 5 1 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 2 93 0 0 0 25 1 7 0 0 3 25 8 0 0 7 0 0 52 0 4 0 0 15 0 3 - - - - 194

R ER HR SH SF HB BB IBB SO WP BK 0H 1H 2H 3H

79 3 16 4 241 22 26 3 4 0 289 45 566 73 329 42 448 50 151 30 371 29 325 41 401 63 207 34 169 22 111 20 280 37 250 40 573 73 168 6 50 0 100 12 28 5 178 10 5360 664

2 4 18 2 0 32 59 32 44 23 25 37 51 30 20 17 25 30 62 6 0 8 3 7 536

1 1 0 0 4 5 1 1 0 0 5 4 9 3 9 1 13 3 6 1 4 2 7 2 10 5 3 1 6 3 1 4 7 3 5 2 18 2 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 114 50

0 1 5 0 0 5 1 9 18 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 8 33 3 10 51 1 9 54 2 9 16 0 5 23 2 8 30 3 7 34 6 8 40 1 19 35 1 2 19 5 4 19 0 1 32 2 6 25 4 9 37 1 2 9 0 2 2 0 1 5 0 0 6 0 1 23 38 121 524

0 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 8 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 61 12 2 0 121 8 2 0 79 3 0 0 83 0 0 0 24 0 6 0 99 2 1 0 45 6 0 0 48 3 0 0 34 8 1 0 43 1 2 0 30 6 0 0 53 4 1 0 46 4 0 0 87 7 0 0 35 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 15 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 46 3 0 01020 79 16

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

MINOR LEAGUES

BATTERS

# Switch-hitter * Lefthanded pitcher/hitter

MOST EXTRA-BASE HITS LAST EIGHT SEASONS (1998-2005) 660 622 620 614 601

Todd Helton Alex Rodriguez CARLOS DELGADO Manny Ramirez Vladimir Guerrero

2006 NEW YORK METS MEDIA GUIDE 313

BROOKLYN CYCLONES (A) OF THE NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE KeySpan Park 1904 Surf Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224 Phone: (718) 449-8497 Website: www.brooklyncyclones.com

2005 RECAP: 40-36—THIRD PLACE/MCNAMARA DIVISION MANAGER: MOOKIE WILSON ALL-STARS:

PITCHER OF THE WEEK:

JOE HOLDEN (OF) JOSH PETERSEN (3B) ROBERT PARNELL (RHP) JEFFREY LANDING (RHP) June 20th-June 26th

STERLING AWARD WINNER:

JOE HOLDEN (OF)

The Cyclones fell just short of clinching a wild card berth in the New York-Penn League playoffs, staving off elimination until the season’s final days…Brooklyn led the league in attendance (285,818) for the fifth straight year…The Cyclones finished third in the NYPL with a 3.44 team ERA…Righthanded pitcher Robert Parnell paced the league in ERA and Waner Mateo ranked sixth in ERA…Outfielders Joe Holden and Jonel Pacheco were third and fourth in the league in stolen bases, respectively…Outfielder Caleb Stewart was tied for second in the league in doubles and extrabase hits…Righthanded pitcher Jeffrey Landing was fourth in innings pitched…Sterling Award winner Holden led the team with a .291 batting average and five triples…Holden, Parnell and third baseman Josh Peterson played for the National League in the first-ever New York-Penn League All-Star Game, which the Cyclones hosted at Keyspan Park.

GEORGE GREER— MANAGER • Begins his first season with Brooklyn, having joined the Mets organization in the winter of 2005...Achieved a 714-504-8 record (.582) in 23 seasons as an NCAA Division I Head Coach, including 17 at Wake Forest…Has 1,082 career managerial wins overall. • Is a member of five Halls of Fame…Inducted into the George Whitfield Hall of Fame in 1999…Was a member of the inaugural class of inductees into the University of Connecticut-Avery Point Hall of Fame in 2001…Inducted into the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Winston-Salem Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005. • Served as the Assistant Athletic Director for Development and Special Projects at Wake Forest University in 2005. • Spent 17 seasons (1988-2004) as the Head Baseball Coach for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference…Finished his Demon Deacon career with a 608-382-4 record (.612)…Is the winningest coach in school history…Became only the fourth coach in ACC history to record 600 wins...Ranks fourth in wins among coaches in ACC history…Won at least 30 games in 14 of his 17 seasons at Wake Forest, posting 40-plus wins in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. • Produced 29 All-Americans during his time at Wake Forest. • Was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2002, selected by his peers, after leading the Deacons to 47 wins and tying a school record. • Won three ACC championships (1998, 1999, 2001)…The 1998 ACC championship was the school’s first in 21 years… Engineered five straight NCAA appearances, from 1998 through 2002…Won 19 conference games in 1998, to set a new school record. • Managed the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League for nine seasons (1979-1987)…Was named Manager of the Year in 1979 and 1983…Won Cape Cod League championships in 1981, 1984, and 1985…Had a career record of 213-143-21 (.565)…Former major leaguers Ron Darling, Greg Vaughn, Will Clark, Terry Steinbach, and John Franco all played for Greer with Cotuit. • Was the Head Baseball Coach at Davidson College for six years (1981-1987)…Had three straight 20-win seasons, including a then-record 25 wins in his final year. • Began his coaching career in 1972, creating a baseball program at the UConn-Avery Point campus…Went 155-52-3 and won nine titles in nine years…Also coached for the Modesto Cardinals in the summer of 1973. • As a player, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1968, and spent four seasons in their minor league system…Hit .304 with 21 home runs and led the Cardinals organization in RBI in 1969 for Modesto (A)…Hit .316 for Tulsa (AAA) in 1970. • Was the captain of the 1967 United States national team that won the Gold Medal at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg…Delivered a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning of the championship game to drive in the winning run in a 2-1 victory over Cuba…Batted .379 during the Pan American Games, and was the team’s representative on the medal stand. • Was a two-time All-America outfielder for the University of Connecticut (1967, 1968)…Was a three-time All-Yankee Conference player (1966, 1967, 1968)…Batted .403 as a sophomore in 1966…Hit .332 in his career at UConn…Graduated in 1968. • While at UConn, played in the Cape Cod Summer League, and led Chatham to three straight league finals from 19651967…Hit .368 in 1966, and was second in the league in hits (43)…Batted .349 and led the league in doubles (10) and triples (4) in 1965…Cape Cod League teammates included the late Thurman Munson. • George was raised in Westerly, RI, and now resides in Winston-Salem with his wife, Becky…They have three children; Andy (33), Chezley (29), and Chip (24).

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STEVE MERRIMAN— PITCHING COACH • • • • • • • • • • •

Begins his second season with Brooklyn. Was the pitching coach for Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League in 2004, his first year with the Mets organization. Was a scout with the Colorado Rockies in 2003. From 2001-2002, served as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for the University of Michigan. Was the head coach for Macomb Community College from 1999-2000. Was the Detroit Tigers’ bullpen catcher/bullpen coach from 1996-1999, under manager Buddy Bell. Coached at the University of Toledo from 1994-1995. Was an assistant coach at the University of Michigan from 1992-1994. Coached at Oakland University from 1991-1992. Coached Central Michigan’s JV team in 1991. Graduated from Central Michigan University in 1991, with a degree in teaching…Was both a pitcher and a catcher for the Chippewas. • Graduated from Mount Pleasant High School (MI) in 1986. • Steve lives in Michigan with his wife, Sue, and their three children; son, Troy (2/26/96) and daughters, Trisha (6/22/98), and Traci (5/1/00).

JACK VOIGT— HITTING COACH

MINOR LEAGUES

• Begins his first season with Brooklyn…Joined the Mets organization in January 2006. • Was a member of Frank Robinson’s coaching staff with the Washington Nationals in 2005…Served in various on-and-off field roles. • Was a minor league roving baserunning and bunting coach in the Atlanta Braves organization in 2004. • Was the baserunning and outfield coordinator for the Baltimore Orioles in 2003. • Managed Baltimore’ Frederick (A) affiliate of the Carolina League in 2002…Was the hitting coach for Frederick in 2001. • Began his coaching career in 2000 as a player/coach with Oklahoma City (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League. • Played for seven seasons in the major leagues, with Baltimore (1992-1995), Texas (1995-1996), Milwaukee (1997), and Oakland (1998)…Hit .235 (138-588) with 20 home runs and 83 RBI in 294 big-league games. • Hit .296 (45-152) with 11 doubles and six home runs in 64 games for Baltimore in 1993…Played in 72 games for Milwaukee in 1997, and hit a career-best eight home runs…Voigt was so popular in Milwaukee that a drink was named after him (A “Jack Voigt” consists of two parts spiced rum, one part amaretto and one part banana crème liquor). • Hit his first major league home run on June 4, 1993 vs. Seattle (off Randy Johnson). • Played five positions (first base, third base, leftfield, centerfield, rightfield)…Made just six errors over seven seasons (.989 fielding percentage). • Was named the New York-Penn League Player of the Year in 1987…Also played in the Venezuelan Winter League, Mexican Summer League, and independent Northern League. • Was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth round of the 1987 Amateur Draft. • Attended Louisiana State University…Played in the College World Series in 1987 and was named to the All-CWS team…In the tournament, he hit the game-winning home run in the seventh inning to beat Arkansas. • Graduated from Venice (CA) High School in 1984. • Jack, 39, lives in Florida with his wife, Jacky, and has three daughters; Nicole, Natasha, and Noelia.

GUADALUPE JABALERA— COACH • Begins his first season with Brooklyn, and his third with the Mets’ organization. • Joined the Mets on April 1, 2004 as the Dominican Summer League Mets Field Coordinator and manager. • Worked in the Boston Red Sox organization from 1998-2003…Was the manager and hitting coach of the DSL Red Sox from 1998-2002…Was also the DSL Red Sox Field Coordinator in 2001. • In 2003, coached for Cordoba of the Mexican League. • Worked in the Seattle Mariners organization from 1991-1993 and again in 1997. • Played in the Houston Astros organization from 1982-1983 • Has also coached in the Dominican Winter League from 1995-2005…He was the first base coach from 1995-2000 with Licey; the third base coach in 2001 and 2002 with Estrellas; and the third base coach with Licey from 2003-2005. • Lupe, 41, and his wife, Sylvia Maria Montes de Oca have three children, Juan Roberto (1/21/94), Robi Ladi (1/1/97) and Guadi Ladi (2/16/99).

MATTHEW HUNTER— TRAINER • • • • • •

Enters his second season as the Head Trainer for Hagerstown. Was the head trainer for Toronto’s Pulaski (R) of the Appalachian League in 2004. In 2004, Graduated from the University of Florida with a Master of Science degree in Athletic Training/Sport Medicine Graduated from Berry College (GA) in 2002, with a BS in Finance and Sports Management. Is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Matthew, 26, is single, and lives in Atlanta, GA

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2005 BROOKLYN CYCLONES (A) NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE 40-36—THIRD PLACE/MCNAMARA DIVISION BATTERS

AVG

*Anderson, Matthew X Arroyo, Rafael X Bergeron, Jabe Brown, Kyle Butera, Andrew Chavez, Dirimo Cummins, Daniel Evans, Nicholas X Fisher, Matthew X Gaerlan, Armand Gamero, Jesus *Gonzalez, Gregory *Grogan, Timothy *Holden, Joe Malo, Jonathan # Matsui, Kazuo X Mihalics, Joseph *Naccarata, Ivan Pacheco, Jonel Peterson, Josh Santana, Luis Santana, Yury *Sharpe, Michael Stewart, Caleb Timmons, Jeff Ventura, Leivi *Wabick, David Totals

.278 .189 .154 .264 .217 .187 .429 .252 .125 .218 .237 .290 .163 .291 .231 .000 .125 .234 .274 .286 .111 .181 .146 .272 .045 .286 .162 .243

PITCHERS Aguilar, Salvador X*Alfonzo, Edgar X Almenar, Aristides Brown, Eric D’Alessandro, Joe *Domangue, Eric Eichelberger, Jared *Hinchman, Grady Hope, Travis Joseph, Jake Landing, Jeffrey Manuel, Robert Marte, German Mateo, Waner Meyers, Ryan Parnell, Robert Paulk, Robert X Rengel, Orlando Reyes, Jorge Risinger, Kyle Ruckle, Jacob *Tomasiewicz, Kevin X Weintraub, Jason Totals

G AB 23 19 4 17 55 23 2 57 2 28 53 33 17 64 46 1 12 55 54 46 8 25 21 74 10 2 10 76

R

H

GI --GAMES BY POSITION-TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C

90 10 25 38 4 0 53 8 10 17 5 1 13 1 2 2 0 0 53 5 14 18 4 0 175 13 38 52 9 1 75 4 14 20 3 0 7 1 3 4 1 0 226 30 57 92 11 3 8 2 1 1 0 0 101 14 22 34 4 1 190 21 45 55 3 2 124 20 36 42 4 1 49 7 8 13 2 0 223 33 65 82 7 5 130 25 30 48 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 4 3 3 0 0 158 18 37 61 7 1 201 34 55 83 10 0 182 27 52 76 13 1 18 0 2 2 0 0 83 8 15 17 2 0 41 4 6 6 0 0 265 39 72 129 23 2 22 2 1 4 0 0 7 0 2 2 0 0 37 2 6 8 2 0 2558 332 621 909 118 22

W-L PCT

ERA

5-0 1.000 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 3-2 .600 1-2 .333 1-0 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 5-1 .833 0-1 .000 6-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-2 .667 1-5 .167 2-3 .400 4-0 1.000 0-0 .000 4-5 .444 1-3 .250 0-0 .000 3-3 .500 0-0 .000 40-36 .526

2.24 5.40 1.76 3.97 5.14 6.97 0.00 3.38 3.95 1.80 2.87 1.80 0.00 2.56 4.08 1.73 0.95 3.51 5.20 4.04 0.00 5.62 4.70 3.41

G GS CG SHO 15 2 17 16 17 15 1 3 22 6 16 2 1 14 9 15 14 6 13 15 2 20 4 76

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 12 8 14 0 6 13 0 0 5 0 76

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

3 10 0 1 1 8 0 4 1 0 1 7 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 8 1 23 1 4 2 22 1 6 5 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 33 0 2 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15 1 3 0 7 1 20 2 4 3 10 0 11 2 0 0 10 1 2 1 0 1 13 0 15 2 1 3 22 2 15 2 1 2 33 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 6 5 20 0 1 1 33 6 30 1 1 5 17 3 22 1 0 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 5 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 10 45 0 2 3 47 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 42 295 27 22 32 290

GF SV

IP

H

0 13 0 17 0 4 0 16 0 33 0 18 0 0 1 34 0 2 0 19 0 26 0 17 0 12 0 30 1 31 0 0 0 6 2 30 0 35 0 34 0 6 0 25 0 14 5 64 0 13 0 4 0 9 9 512

AB TBF

4 1 52.1 49 194 1 0 5.0 6 20 14 4 30.2 19 109 9 4 34.0 33 130 10 2 21.0 20 81 2 0 20.2 25 83 0 0 1.2 2 7 1 0 5.1 7 20 9 2 41.0 41 162 2 0 10.0 7 34 0 0 84.2 78 316 0 0 5.0 5 20 0 0 1.0 2 4 1 0 63.1 59 246 0 0 35.1 40 145 1 0 73.0 48 259 6 4 19.0 16 72 0 0 25.2 24 94 0 0 62.1 80 256 5 0 35.2 47 145 2 0 2.1 1 8 6 3 41.2 56 173 2 0 7.2 7 29 75 20 678.1 672 2607

0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 8 1 5 5 2 6 18 3 1 1 0 0 22 8 2 7 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 3 3 20 6 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 107 38 48

.422 .321 .154 .340 .297 .267 .571 .407 .125 .337 .289 .339 .265 .368 .369 .000 .125 .386 .413 .418 .111 .205 .146 .487 .182 .286 .216 .355

.340 1 0 .295 0 0 .267 2 0 .371 0 0 .305 0 0 .244 0 5 .429 0 0 .302 56 0 .222 0 0 .261 0 27 .280 0 0 .343 0 0 .349 0 0 .361 0 0 .392 0 15 .400 0 1 .300 0 4 .368 0 33 .344 0 0 .323 14 0 .200 0 0 .236 0 0 .255 0 0 .385 0 0 .087 0 0 .375 0 0 .200 5 0 .325 -

R ER HR SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK 0H 1H 2H 3H

204 16 23 3 130 8 141 16 95 16 108 16 8 0 26 2 186 21 43 2 357 35 20 1 5 0 280 28 164 25 294 20 84 4 110 12 280 40 164 23 8 0 194 32 34 4 2958 324

13 4 0 3 0 1 6 3 2 15 3 0 12 1 1 16 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 2 3 2 0 1 27 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 4 0 16 1 0 14 1 0 2 0 2 10 1 1 36 5 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 26 5 0 4 0 0 257 35 14

0 1 9 0 1 1 1 1 17 1 3 7 1 2 10 1 6 17 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 5 16 1 1 6 2 8 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 30 1 4 14 2 4 29 0 0 10 3 3 9 2 2 19 1 3 15 0 0 0 1 2 18 0 0 5 19 50 265

0 45 0 4 0 24 0 31 0 22 0 12 0 0 0 7 0 26 0 5 0 59 0 5 0 0 0 53 0 18 0 67 0 21 0 22 0 35 0 22 0 2 0 37 0 9 0 527

1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 3 2 3 2 5 5 2 0 3 0 41

0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

# Switch-hitter * Lefthanded pitcher/hitter

BOOMING IN BROOKLYN Since the club’s inception in 2001, the Brooklyn Cyclones (A) of the New York-Penn League have been one of the most popular teams in the country. The team has set new all-time attendance records in its classification, becoming the only shortseason team in history to draw more than 300,000 fans (2002, 2003). In 2004, the team will saw its millionth fan walk through the turnstiles at KeySpan Park in Coney Island, reaching that mark faster than any other club in short-season history. YEAR ATTENDANCE OPENINGS AVERAGE 2001 289,381 37 7,821 2002 317,124 38 8,345 2003 307,888 37 8,308 2004 294,229 37 7,952 2005 285,818 36 7,939 5-YEAR TOTAL 1,494,440 185 8,078

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E

22 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 1 0 0 0 54 12 0 18 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 50 0 2 0 0 32 0 1 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 58 0 1 0 30 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 13 0 0 53 0 1 28 0 0 0 13 0 2 0 3 1 0 25 0 0 11 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 117

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KINGSPORT METS (R) OF THE APPALACHIAN LEAGUE Hunter Wright Stadium 433 East Center Street Kingsport, TN, 37662 Phone: (423) 378-3744 Website: www.kmets.com

2005 RECAP: 28-40—FIFTH PLACE/WEST DIVISION MANAGER: JESSE LEVIS ALL-STARS: PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

MATT ANDERSON (3B) NICHOLAS EVANS (1B) June 20th-June 26th

STERLING AWARD WINNER: PITCHER OF THE WEEK:

MATT ANDERSON (3B) GERMAN MARTE (RHP) July18th-July 24th

DONOVAN MITCHELL— MANAGER • Makes his managerial debut for Kingsport in 2006 • Was the hitting coach for Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League from 2004-2005…Also served as the Cyclones’ hitting coach in 2002. • In 2004, the Cyclones had a .253 team average, and had three players ranked in the league’s top ten. • Was the hitting coach for the Capital City Bombers (A) of the South Atlantic League in 2003…Also coached the Bombers in 2000. • In 2001, was the Mets’ Assistant to the Minor League Director. • Joined the Mets organization in 1999 as the hitting coach for the Gulf Coast Mets…Helped guide them to the GCL title that year. • Played seven years (1992-1998) in the Houston Astros organization…Won minor league titles with Jackson (AA) of the Texas League in 1996 and New Orleans (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 1998. • Drafted by Houston in the 14th round of the June 1992 Free Agent Draft. • Attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 1989-1992 on a baseball scholarship…Was All-Conference as a sophomore. • Was the boys’ junior varsity basketball coach at Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford, NY from 19932000…Graduated from AHHS in 1989. • ◊Donovan, 36, lives in Dobbs Ferry, NY with his wife Nicole and has two children: son, Donovan, Jr. (9/7/96) and daughter, Jordan Elise (1/4/02).

MINOR LEAGUES

After a 9-5 start to the season, Kingsport struggled, largely due to several player promotions throughout the season…First baseman Nick Evans, centerfielder Kyle Brown, shortstop Yury Santana, and righthanded pitcher Joe Serfass all earned promotions to Brooklyn or Hagerstown during the first month of the season…Sterling Award winner Matt Anderson was named All-Appalachian League after leading the team with a .314 batting average before earning a promotion to Brooklyn…He was also tied for seventh in the league in batting average…Other league leaders for Kingsport included righthanded pitcher David Koons, who was third in appearances…Righthanded pitcher Jim Wladyka had a 1.98 ERA in 18 games (three starts) to lead the team…Lefthanded pitcher Daniel Arizmendi pitched the only complete-game shutout in the Appalachian League during the season, a 2-0 defeat of Burlington on August 20th…First baseman Nicholas Evans was the Player of the Week for the week ending June 26th, after he clubbed a total of four home runs in consecutive games against Johnson City and Bristol on June 23rd and June 24th…Marte was named the Pitcher of the Week for the period of July 18th-July 24th after striking out 12 batters in 4.2 innings over the course of three relief appearances.

MOST WINS LAST 15 SEASONS (1991-2005) NAME

WINS

Greg Maddux

258

TOM GLAVINE

242

Randy Johnson

239

Roger Clemens

225

Mike Mussina

224

David Wells

202

PEDRO MARTINEZ

197

Curt Schilling

191

Kevin Brown

185

Kenny Rogers

177

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DAN MURRAY— PITCHING COACH • Enters his second season with Kingsport, and his second as a coach with the Mets. • Pitched in 2004 for the Aguascalientes Rioleros of the Mexican League, where he went 1-3 in eight starts. • Was with the Texas Rangers’ affiliate Oklahoma City (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 2002 and 2003…Went 10-16 with four saves over the two-year span, pitching in 80 games (191.0 innings pitched). • Was 3-3 with eight saves in 48 games in 2001 for Kansas City’s Omaha (AAA) affiliate in the Pacific Coast League…Went 10-9 with one save for Omaha in 27 games in 2000. • Pitched in 15 major league games from 1999-2000, one game with the Mets and 14 with the Royals…Made 10 appearances for the Royals in 2000, going 0-0, with a 4.66 ERA. • Was selected by the Mets in the 10th round of the 1995 Amateur Draft. • Was traded to the Royals for LHP Glendon Rusch in 1999. • Graduated from Pacifica High School (CA) where he played baseball, basketball, and football…Was the starting quarterback for the football team. • Pitched for two years at San Diego State University. • Dan, 32, lives in Kansas with his wife Sarah and daughter Hannah.

JUAN LOPEZ— HITTING COACH • • • • • • • • • •

• • • • • •

Begins his first season as hitting coach for Kingsport. Coached the Brooklyn Cyclones (A) of the New York-Penn League in 2005. Served as the hitting coach for the Gulf Coast Mets in 2004. Spent two seasons as a coach for the major league club…Coordinated reports from the advanced scouts, and participated in pre-game batting practice. Served as the hittinc coach for Capital City (A) of the South Atlantic League in 2001…Also worked in the same capacity for the Bombers from 1997-1998. Additionally served as the Mets ‘ Minor League Latin American Coordinator from 1999-2002, helping to assimilate Latino players into professional baseball and the American culture. Has coached in the Puerto Rican League for the last 15 years, including the last five seasons under Sandy Alomar, Sr….Roberto Alomar, Juan Gonzalez, Carlos Delgado, Carlos Baerga, and Alex Cora have all played for Lopez. Was the hitting coach at Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League from 1999-2000. Joined the Mets’ organization in 1996 as a coach for Pittsfield (A) of the New York-Penn League. Spent eight seasons as a coach and two as a manager (1985-1995) in the Detroit Tigers’ farm system…In 1990, managed Niagara Falls (A) of the New York-Penn League, and in 1991, managed Bristol (R) of the Appalachian league…Compiled a 57-86 record as a manager. Was also Detroit’s roving minor league instructor from 1985-1989. Coached with Bristol in 1992 and 1994, and with Niagara Falls in 1993, where he helped guide the team to the league title. Was originally signed by the Brewers in 1971, before being traded to the Tigers in 1979 for pitcher Fred Holdsworth. A former shortstop, Juan played in the minor leagues from 1971-1984, including 11 years at Triple-A…Hit .284 with 19 doubles, nine home runs and 59 RBI with Sacramento (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 1975. His second cousin, Luis Isaac, has been Cleveland’s bullpen coach for the last 11 years and has worked in the Indians’ organization since 1965. Juan, 51, lives in Carolina, PR with his wife Carmen and has three children: son, Teddy (3/25/78), and daughters, Joselyn (10/19/81) and Christi (3/8/82).

2006 NEW YORK METS MEDIA GUIDE 318

2005 KINGSPORT METS (R) APPALACHIAN LEAGUE 28-40—FIFTH PLACE/WEST DIVISION AVG

X*Anderson, Matthew Austin, Parris X Brown, Kyle #Castro, Jose #Coronado, Jose Cruz, Elvis Cummins, Eric X Evans, Nicholas *Gonzalez, Gregory Gonzalez, Jose Henry, Sean Lietz, Scott Manuel, Anthony Marte, German #Martinez, Joan Mateo, Jose McCraw, Sean X Montero, Juan Oliveros, Ricky *Piazza, Thomas X Santana, Luis X Santana, Yury *Wabick, David Wells, Cory Werman, Kyle X*Wyrick, Joshua Totals

.314 .367 .279 .286 .266 .148 .222 .344 .357 .000 .255 .175 .246 ----.233 .270 .218 .157 .286 .150 .205 .243 .303 .226 .118 .203 .254

PITCHERS Anderson, Matthew *Arizmendi, Daniel Beras, Alexis Castillo, Jonathan Childress, Dustin Eichelberger, Jared Frias, Jusef Gonzalez, Jose Harrington, Jake Heil, Ryan Koons, David Marte, German Perdomo, Javier Quaglieri, William X Serfass, Joe Simmons, Jeramy Wladyka, Jim Totals

G AB 47 13 15 8 39 38 2 15 33 13 42 11 36 2 37 37 32 19 56 19 14 12 45 51 11 39 68

R

169 27 49 7 43 16 14 1 139 24 108 14 9 3 64 11 126 26 0 0 149 24 40 6 114 18 0 0 129 15 126 20 101 8 70 8 210 22 60 3 39 4 37 7 165 27 177 26 34 5 123 17 2295 339

W-L PCT

ERA

0-0 .000 4-4 .500 1-2 .333 2-3 .400 1-5 .167 0-1 .000 1-5 .167 2-4 .333 1-0 1.000 4-4 .500 4-2 .667 3-2 .600 1-1 .500 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 1-5 .167 2-2 .500 28-40 .412

----4.63 5.73 2.04 6.98 5.96 6.99 7.13 7.20 4.44 3.46 2.91 6.69 0.00 0.00 4.26 1.98 4.68

H

GI --GAMES BY POSITION-TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C

53 76 8 18 28 5 12 16 4 4 4 0 37 47 5 16 32 4 2 6 1 22 47 7 45 57 8 0 0 0 38 62 7 7 7 0 28 34 3 0 0 0 30 50 3 34 53 7 22 26 1 11 18 1 60 84 12 9 11 2 8 14 1 9 15 6 50 59 9 40 65 13 4 5 1 25 41 6 584 857 114

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9

G GS CG SHO 0 17 19 11 16 17 13 13 6 19 24 21 22 1 7 13 18 68

0 7 0 11 6 1 13 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 3 68

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

5 30 0 2 4 15 1 9 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 0 3 11 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 8 7 0 4 22 4 16 0 0 0 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 6 22 0 0 0 4 0 7 2 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 31 2 4 2 22 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 11 3 1 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 1 1 2 3 4 19 1 1 1 18 1 7 0 0 4 10 2 6 1 0 2 3 4 31 0 2 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 2 0 20 0 0 3 14 4 18 0 1 2 9 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 14 0 1 1 7 47 291 19 14 43 193

GF SV

IP

H

0 22 1 12 0 10 0 1 0 27 0 29 0 0 1 17 0 13 0 0 0 43 0 6 0 17 0 0 0 36 0 31 0 27 0 30 0 38 0 25 0 6 0 11 0 25 0 51 0 6 1 29 3 512

AB TBF

0 0 0.0 0 0 3 1 44.2 62 186 6 0 33.0 30 122 0 0 53.0 42 197 1 0 40.0 50 159 4 0 25.2 30 108 0 0 55.1 70 226 0 0 53.0 62 210 1 0 10.0 18 45 8 3 26.1 35 113 11 2 39.0 38 152 15 4 43.1 29 153 7 0 39.0 56 169 0 0 2.0 1 9 5 3 12.2 6 43 0 0 57.0 58 229 5 0 50.0 47 189 66 13 584.0 634 2310

0 3 7 4 1 2 12 0 0 0 1 1 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 6 3 4 1 0 15 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 4 4 0 0 3 1 1 1 4 1 8 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 5 4 7 1 0 2 6 0 0 77 31 58

.450 .379 0 0 .571 .407 0 0 .372 .456 0 0 .286 .412 0 6 .338 .382 0 0 .296 .220 0 0 .667 .222 0 0 .734 .382 11 0 .452 .404 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 .416 .350 0 23 .175 .195 0 0 .298 .336 0 30 ----- ----- 0 0 .388 .259 0 0 .421 .363 0 0 .257 .313 0 0 .257 .213 0 0 .400 .330 28 0 .183 .177 0 0 .359 .225 0 0 .405 .300 0 1 .358 .368 33 0 .367 .270 0 0 .147 .231 0 11 .333 .250 0 0 .373 .322 -

E

46 0 0 0 13 0 0 13 0 3 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 39 0 0 19 0 0 27 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 0 0 16 4 7 0 1 8 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 3 0 0 34 0 4 0 0 0 25 3 0 0 19 0 0 10 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 9 5 0 0 0 14 2 6 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 0 3 - - - - 127

R ER HR SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK 0H 1H 2H 3H

0 1 208 26 146 22 217 17 187 34 136 24 270 44 251 49 52 12 124 21 166 15 167 16 190 34 9 1 45 2 248 39 213 22 2629 379

1 0 0 0 0 0 23 4 2 1 2 17 21 3 1 4 2 17 12 3 2 0 2 16 31 3 4 5 2 17 17 5 0 2 9 17 43 3 2 6 11 24 42 6 0 5 7 29 8 0 0 0 2 5 13 1 1 2 1 7 15 2 3 0 2 9 14 1 1 0 1 12 29 5 0 3 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 27 5 2 2 1 15 11 5 2 4 1 18 304 46 18 34 47 218

0 0 0 35 0 32 0 41 0 34 0 18 0 43 0 35 0 6 0 17 0 25 0 53 0 19 0 1 0 10 0 47 0 40 0 456

0 6 8 2 1 2 7 9 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 8 4 60

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MINOR LEAGUES

BATTERS

# Switch-hitter * Lefthanded pitcher/hitter

NINE FOR NINE The Mets’ club record for the most hits in consecutive official at-bats is nine, set by Jose Vizcaino in 1996...Vizcaino’s streak began on April 23rd with a double against the Reds at Shea...In Jose’s next plate appearance, he hit a sacrifice...After that, he hit two singles, a double, two more singles, another double, a single, a triple and then struck out in the ninth inning against Jeff Parrett to end the streak on April 25th at St. Louis. In 1999, John Olerud tied a Mets’ club record with nine consecutive hits, from his final at-bat on September 16th at Houston to September 20th vs. Florida. The streak came to an end when he grounded to second in the third inning of the Mets’ September 22nd contest vs. Montreal. Olerud tied a National League record with his first-inning walk on September 22nd vs. Montreal. John tied a NL record, reaching base 15 straight times dating back to a single in his final at-bat on September 16th at Houston. Barry Bonds reached base 15 straight times from August 31-September 4, 2004 (9-9 with six walks).

2006 NEW YORK METS MEDIA GUIDE 319

GULF COAST METS (R) OF THE GULF COAST LEAGUE Tradition Field 525 Northwest Peacock Boulevard Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 Phone: (772) 871-2132

2005 RECAP: 37-16—FIRST PLACE/EAST DIVISION MANAGER: GARY CARTER ALL-STARS:

PLAYER OF THE MONTH:

JACOB RUCKLE (RHP) EMMANUEL GARCIA (SS) YASMIL BUCCE (C) JONATHAN SCHEMMEL (IF) August

STERLING AWARD WINNER:

EMMANUEL GARCIA (SS)

The Mets started the season by going 13-3 over their first 16 games and cruised to a first-place finish in the Gulf Coast League East division…The Mets lead the league with a .287 team batting average…Sterling Award winner Emmanuel Garcia was third in the GCL in batting average; tied for first in hits, runs and on-base percentage; and second in stolen bases…In addition, Robert Manuel and Jacob Ruckle tied for the league lead in wins, while Manuel was second in ERA and fourth in strikeouts…Junior Contreras was second in the league in home runs and Matthew Spath led the league in triples…Ruckle, Garcia and catcher Yasmil Bucce were named Gulf Coast League All-Stars and Hall of Famer Gary Carter was named the Gulf Coast League Manager of the Year.

BOBBY FLOYD— MANAGER • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Begins his first season in his new role, his 21st year in the Mets organization. Served as the Mets minor league Coordinator of Instruction in 2005. Was a bench coach with the Mets in 2004 and was the Mets’ infield coach in 2001. In 2002 and 2003, he was the manager of the Mets (AAA) Norfolk team of the International League...Compiled a 137-149 (.479) record over those two seasons. From November 29, 1988 until he joined New York in 2001, he served the Mets as the Minor League Field Coordinator, in which role he was responsible for on-field instruction, spring training and the Winter Instructional League. Was a manager in the Mets farm system from 1986-1988...In 1988, he was named the Appalachian League Manager of the Year and led Kingsport (R) to the League Championship. Managed in the Seattle Mariners’ organization from 1977-1985...From 1982-1985 he was Seattle’s Triple-A manager. An infielder, he played in the major leagues for seven years with the Baltimore Orioles (1968-1970) and Kansas City Royals (1970-1974)...Was a player-coach in Omaha (AAA) in 1975. Was a member of the 1969 American League Champion Baltimore Orioles team. Was the National Association East’s (AAA) All-Star shortstop in 1968. Signed in 1964 with the Baltimore Orioles. Attended UCLA and the University of Missouri in Kansas City, MO, where he studied psychology...Played baseball at UCLA. Graduated from El Segundo (CA) High School, where he was the captain of both the baseball and football teams. Bobby lives in Port St. Lucie, FL with his wife, Melody and three children, sons, Dan (11/30/77) and Benjamin (1/10/85), and daughter, Sarah (1/16/82).

HECTOR BERRIOS— PITCHING COACH • Enters his second year with the GCL Mets, and his fourth in the Mets organization. • Served as the pitching coach for Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League in 2003 and 2004…In 2004, the Cyclones had a team ERA of 3.12, second-best in the league…In 2003, the Cyclones had a team ERA of 2.97, third-best in the NYPL. • Spent five years with the Toronto Blue Jays organization (1998-2002) as the Pitching Coach for Hagerstown (A) and Charleston (A) of the South Atlantic League, and Dunedin (A) of the Florida State League. • Played professionally from 1984-1989 for affiliates of the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs…Spent parts of two seasons at the Triple-A level. • Drafted by the San Francisco Giants before signing with the Royals as a non-drafted free agent in 1983. • Attended Connors State College (OK), where he was an All-Conference pitcher. • Graduated from James Monroe High School in Bronx, NY…Was named to the 1979 All-City team as a pitcher and outfielder.

2006 NEW YORK METS MEDIA GUIDE 320

SCOTT HUNTER— HITTING COACH • Enters his second year with the GCL Mets...Began 2005 as an area scout in the Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania/New York region and assumed coaching duties in June...Was an area scout in the same region in 2004. • Had a 10-year playing career in the minor leagues (1994-2003)...Played in the Mets, Dodgers, Expos, and Orioles farm sys tems, as well as a year in the independent Northern League...Sent parts of six seasons at the Triple-A level. • Hit .263 (955-3634) in 1,001 games for affiliated teams, with 508 runs, 167 doubles, 20 triples, 84 home runs, 440 RBI, and 208 stolen bases...In 86 games for Elmira of the Northern League in 2003, he hit .298 (106-356) with 47 runs, 29 doubles, 10 home runs, 57 RBI, and 13 stolen bases. • Was a two-time Doubleday Award winner in the Mets organization...Was a co-winner of the award in St. Lucie (A) in 1996 and was the sole recipient of the honor at Binghamton (AA) in 1998...The award is emblematic of the Most Valuable Player at each of the organization’s affiliates and has since been renamed the Sterling Award. • Was selected to the Eastern League’s post-season All-Star team in 1998...Ranked second in the EL in stolen bases (39), fourth in batting average (.314) and fifth in hits (153). • Was a Florida State League All-Star in 1996...Finsihed the year third in the FSL with 49 stolen bases. • Selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the 1994 Free Agent Draft...Was a catcher before the Dodgers mved him to the outfield in 1995. • Graduated from Northeast Philadelphia (PA) High School...Played baseball, football, and ran track...Was a USA Today AllAmerica selection, as well as a member of the Gatorade Circle of Champions...Was recruited as a defensive back by Penn State University and the University of West Virginia. • His grandfather Fred played professional hockey in the 1930s. • Scott, 30, lives in Mount Laurel, NJ, with his wife Kari and son Cade (11/29/00).

TRAINER • • • • •

Enters his second season as the head trainer for the GCL Mets. Was the head trainer for the New Jersey Jackals of the independent Can-Am League in 2004. In 2003, was the Head Athletic Trainer for Passaic H.S. (NJ), working with all interscholastic sports. Served as the Assistant Athletic Trainer for Drew University (NJ) in 2002-2003. Was the Head Trainer for Division I Monmouth University (NJ) in 2001-2002, working specifically with the baseball, soccer, field hockey, and winter track teams. • Certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association in November of 1992...Has been a member of the NATA since 1989. • Graduated from Penn State University in 1992, with a BS in Health Education, and a concentration in Athletic Training. • Mitch is 36, single, and lives in Port St. Lucie, FL.

MINOR LEAGUES

MITCH ROSENTHAL—

METS TRIPLE PLAYS MAY 30, 1962 VS. LOS ANGELES at Polo Grounds (second game)— Chacon (ss)-Mantilla (2b)-Hodges (1b) Batter: Willie Davis MAY 31, 1964 VS. SAN FRANCISCO at Shea (second game)— McMillan (ss)-Kranepool (1b) Batter: Orlando Cepeda APRIL 15, 1965 VS. HOUSTON at Shea— Lewis (rf)-Cannizzaro (c)-McMillan (ss) Batter: Jimmy Wynn SEPTEMBER 28, 1966 VS. CHICAGO at Shea— Bressoud (3b)-Hiller (2b)-Hickman (1b) Batter: Joe Amalfitano AUGUST 3, 1982 at Chicago— Bailor (ss)-Backman (2b)-Kingman (1b) Batter: Larry Bowa SEPTEMBER 29, 1982 VS. CHICAGO at Shea— Giles (2b)-Staub (1b) Batter: Keith Moreland JUNE 6, 1989 at Chicago— Magadan (1b)-Elster (ss) Batter: Vance Law AUGUST 5, 1998 VS. SAN FRANCISCO at Shea— Olerud (1b)-Ordoñez (ss)-Olerud (1b)-Pratt (c) Batter: J.T. Snow MAY 17, 2002 at San Diego— Alfonzo (3b)-Alomar (2b)-Vaughn (1b). Batter: Wiki Gonzalez The Mets have hit into eight triple plays in their history. The most recent occurred in St. Louis on May 15, 1999 with Edgardo Alfonzo on second and John Olerud on first, Mike Piazza lined to shortstop Alex Arias who tagged Alfonzo out and threw to second to get Olerud out.

2006 NEW YORK METS MEDIA GUIDE 321

2005 GULF COAST METS (R) GULF COAST LEAGUE 37-16—FIRST PLACE/EAST DIVISION BATTERS

AVG

Austin, Parris Billingslea, Courtney Blaquiere, Jean Luc Bucce, Yasmil Cain, Gregory X Cairo, Miguel #Castro, Jose Contreras, Junior #Coronado, Jose Cummins, Daniel *Garcia, Emmanuel Maldonado, Brahiam Mateo, Jose X #Matsui, Kaz X *Mientkiewicz, Doug Montero, Juan Schemmel, Jonathan Spath, Matthew *Thole, Joshua Ventura, Leivi Wallace, Jim Totals

.287 .233 .212 .337 .202 .308 .293 .291 .404 .327 .339 .256 .271 .444 .500 .260 .347 .233 .269 .263 .333 .287

PITCHERS Appell, Joshua Battista, Michael X Durkin, Matthew Eager, Blake Figueroa, Jorge Hakey, Patrick Harrington, Jake *Hinchman, Grady Hirota, Rodrigo Holquin, Steven Joseph, Jake Jostock, William *Lawrence, Horace Manuel, Robet M. McIntyre, Robert Medina, Josvic Meyers, Ryan Muniz, Carlos *Niese, Jonathan Paulk, Robert Pinango, Miguel Quaglieri, William Riggan, Jerrod Ruckle, Jacob *Williams, Joseph Wilson, Brandon Totals

G AB 29 33 21 34 30 3 31 46 11 32 45 33 21 3 4 20 34 29 35 46 1 53

H

GI --GAMES BY POSITION-TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C

87 20 25 31 116 16 27 49 52 6 11 15 98 14 33 42 94 13 19 29 13 3 4 5 116 15 34 44 148 28 43 74 47 9 19 22 107 21 35 48 186 43 63 76 117 23 30 42 59 13 16 25 9 3 4 7 10 2 5 9 73 9 19 26 101 22 35 44 86 18 20 36 104 14 28 35 175 34 46 75 3 0 1 1 1801 326 517 735

W-L PCT 3-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-2 2-1 3-3 2-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 8-1 4-2 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 8-1 0-0 0-1 37-16

R

ERA

3 0 5 1 1 0 6 0 5 1 1 0 3 2 7 0 1 1 8 1 7 0 7 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 5 2 2 7 2 1 6 1 0 0 78 19

G GS CG SHO

1.000 4.91 11 1.000 6.16 10 .000 0.00 1 .000 5.79 2 .000 4.13 15 .333 14.63 6 .333 4.85 9 .667 1.85 14 .500 5.34 8 .667 6.85 11 .000 1.80 4 1.000 4.87 9 .000 7.94 5 .889 2.06 12 .667 4.54 11 1.000 2.70 8 .000 5.84 5 .000 16.20 2 1.000 3.65 7 .000 0.00 1 .000 0.00 1 .000 9.00 1 1.000 0.00 6 .889 2.10 11 .000 0.00 3 .000 5.71 4 .698 4.03 53

0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 4 2 2 0 0 5 6 0 4 0 5 1 1 0 3 8 3 3 53

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

1 8 1 1 1 4 5 17 4 1 5 10 1 7 0 0 1 6 1 17 0 1 5 19 1 11 2 2 4 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 5 0 6 6 8 31 0 1 2 26 0 4 1 0 1 1 1 19 3 0 1 5 2 30 1 1 3 21 1 21 1 2 2 17 2 10 2 2 1 11 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 12 4 1 1 2 0 20 4 2 4 30 0 11 1 0 1 13 1 12 2 0 4 20 7 33 1 1 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 281 32 15 50 226

GF SV

IP

H

0 18 8 1 1 0 48 2 1 1 0 17 0 0 1 0 21 1 0 2 0 39 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 5 0 49 1 1 2 0 9 1 1 0 0 24 0 1 1 0 36 17 1 3 1 36 8 1 1 0 9 5 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 2 1 3 0 16 2 0 2 0 28 3 2 1 0 11 1 1 2 0 35 4 2 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 437 64 17 36

AB TBF

8 1 18.1 7 60 2 0 19.0 26 82 0 0 3.0 2 10 0 0 4.2 6 20 8 3 24.0 26 91 2 0 8.0 12 34 2 0 26.0 27 101 11 5 24.1 18 86 1 0 32.0 35 125 4 1 22.1 28 95 1 0 5.0 4 19 1 0 20.1 22 76 2 1 5.2 8 26 4 0 56.2 55 220 2 0 41.2 44 161 2 0 16.2 12 59 0 0 12.1 13 48 1 0 1.2 6 11 0 0 24.2 23 94 0 0 3.0 4 12 0 0 4.0 3 14 0 0 1.0 2 4 0 0 7.0 3 24 1 0 55.2 49 212 0 0 8.0 8 30 1 1 17.1 17 70 53 12 462.1 460 1784

10 1 0 13 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 11 0 0 13 0 2 14 1 2 5 1 4 19 2 1 17 2 2 1 1 0 11 1 0 5 2 0 13 2 2 21 1 1 5 2 0 8 2 0 3 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 1 0 0 0 11 2 0 207 26 16

# Switch-hitter

MOST CAREER NATIONAL LEAGUE STARTS BY LEFTHANDED PITCHERS STARTS 677 665 603 554 476

2006 NEW YORK METS MEDIA GUIDE 322

.323 0 0 .318 0 0 .305 0 0 .463 1 0 .358 1 0 .308 0 2 .359 0 19 .401 33 0 .429 0 0 .363 4 1 .412 0 6 .355 1 0 .384 0 0 .545 0 2 .643 3 0 .286 0 0 .504 0 27 .340 0 0 .406 21 0 .326 0 0 .333 1 0 .379 -

E

0 0 26 0 2 0 0 30 0 1 0 0 0 20 2 0 0 0 29 5 0 0 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 10 1 1 12 4 0 36 0 0 10 0 0 28 0 3 0 0 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 2 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 27 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 44 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 67

R ER HR SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK 0H 1H 2H 3H

77 10 86 15 10 0 21 3 104 12 55 14 116 19 104 6 136 19 105 23 19 1 87 13 30 6 228 19 186 21 71 7 55 9 11 4 105 10 12 2 14 0 4 1 27 1 228 20 34 0 72 13 1997 248

* Lefthanded pitcher/hitter

NAME Steve Carlton Warren Spahn TOM GLAVINE Eppa Rixey Jerry Reuss

.356 .422 .288 .429 .309 .385 .379 .500 .468 .449 .409 .359 .424 .778 .900 .356 .436 .419 .337 .429 .333 .408

1 2 14 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 5 14 0 1 12 1 1 12 0 4 6 0 2 6 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 4 1 1 4 0 6 18 1 3 8 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 10 0 1 3 0 0 2 9 35 153

0 24 0 15 0 4 0 4 0 24 0 6 0 14 0 38 0 21 0 11 0 4 0 18 0 5 0 49 0 38 0 9 0 12 0 0 0 24 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 11 0 33 0 7 0 17 0 395

3 3 0 0 6 4 2 5 1 2 0 2 2 1 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 44

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DOMINICAN METS OF THE DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE Dominican Summer League Estadio Quisqueya Calle Frank Felix Miranda #1 ENS, Naco Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 809-562-4098

27-45—SIXTH PLACE/WEST DIVISION MANAGER: LUPE JABALERA Outfielder Ignacio Medrano led the team with a .295 batting average and 65 hits…Catcher Luis Borrome had seven home runs and 32 RBI to lead the club…Julio Polanco was 3-4 with a 3.81 ERA and struck out 82 batters in 54.1 innings…Richard Pena had four triples and 11 stolen bases, to go with a team-high 37 runs scored…Moises Robles led the club with four wins in 19 appearances (four starts).

GILBERTO REYES— MANAGER Begins his first season as the manager of the Mets’ Dominican Summer League team. Was a minor league hitting coach in the Boston Red Sx organizaion in 2004. Managed in Mexico in 1999 and 2001. Was the MVP of his Licey team in the Dominican Winter league Played in 122 major league games with Los Angeles (1983-1985, 1987-1988) and Montreal (1989, 1991)...Hit .202 (52-258) with 13 runs, 11 doubles, and 14 RBI during his career. • Was the youngest player in the major leagues when he made his debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1983. • A catcher, he was voted the best defensive player on his Montreal Expos team in 1991. • Gilberto, 42, and his wife Maribel have four children, Walkidia (8/8/86), Gilberto Jr. (6/14/88), Natalia (9/26/91) and Jael (7/25/97).

BENJAMIN MARTE— PITCHING COACH

MINOR LEAGUES

• • • • •

• Enters his third season as the DSL Mets’ pitching coach. • Was the DSL Mets assistant pitching coach from 2000-2003...Was named the pitching coach in 2004. • Played in the Mets minor league system from 1997-1998...Was part of the Mets (R) Gulf Coast League Championship team in 1998. • Benjamin, 32, is married to Elisinda Margarita Santana.

LILIANO CASTRO— COACH • Liliano, 40, begins his fifth season with the Mets Dominican Summer League team. • Was the director of the Detroit Tigers baseball academy in the Dominican Republic and manager of their Dominican Summer League team in 2000. • Coached Detroit’s Rookie team of the Gulf Coast League in Florida in 2000. • Was a coach with Oneonta (A) of the New York-Penn League in 1999 and 2000. • Was an Instructional Infield Coach in the Dominican with the Detroit Tigers from 1989-2001. • Also was the first base coach for Escogido in the Baseball Invitational in 2000-2001. • Played in the Detroit Tigers organization from 1985-1988. • Liliano and his wife Rosanna have three children: Mailing Juliana (9/29/93), Wily Rafael (4/24/97) and Wilmi Steven (9/18/01).

HECTOR BAEZ— TRAINER • • • •

Begins his fifth season as the trainer for the Dominican Summer League Mets. Was a personal trainer for a private business from 1999-2001. In 1989, he worked for the Chicago Cubs as a trainer in the Dominican Summer League. Hector, 51, resides in San Pedro de Macoris in Dominican Republic with his wife, Sara and their three children: Sara (9/23/81), Tais (3/23/87), and Hector (11/30/91).

2006 NEW YORK METS MEDIA GUIDE 323

2005 SANTO DOMINGO METS DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE 27-45—SIXTH PLACE/WEST DIVISION BATTERS

AVG

Arias, Bienvenido Borrome, Luis Campusano, Luis Dyett, Moises Enellis, Carlos Hernandez, Enercido Jiuz, Samuel Lugo, Henry Martinez, Rudy Medrano, Ignacio Mota, Miguel Pena, Raul Pena. Richard Pimentel, Jeuri Polanco, Eliooth Polanco, Julio Reyes, Raul Totals

.290 .250 .222 .149 .192 .222 .124 .149 .208 .295 .238 .159 .266 .195 .229 .000 .263 .224

PITCHERS Colon, Ricardo Diaz, Anderson Guzman, Victor Hernandez, Wandy Herrera, Roberto Liriano, Nelson Marcelino, Roberto Martinez, Edwin Mendoza, Hansel Neguillis, Jacobo Paredes, Thomas Polanco, Julio Pujols, Stanly Ramirez, Elvin Ramos, Efrain Robles, Moises Rosa, Wendy Soler, Alay Vizcaino, Franciso Totals

G AB 29 63 24 24 46 26 46 65 69 67 60 38 64 58 15 13 71 72

R

H

GI --GAMES BY POSITION--TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C

62 3 18 22 204 31 51 79 45 8 10 12 67 4 10 11 99 8 19 31 63 4 14 18 105 8 13 14 175 17 26 33 236 25 49 63 220 30 65 80 202 24 48 57 63 11 10 16 214 37 57 81 169 16 33 49 35 8 8 8 1 0 0 0 232 33 61 91 2192 267 492 665

W-L PCT

ERA

0-1 .000 2-3 .400 3-6 .333 1-0 1.000 0-0 .000 3-5 .375 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 2-3 .400 3-4 .429 2-6 .250 2-6 .250 2-2 .500 4-3 .571 1-0 1.000 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 27-45 .375

6.65 2.70 3.90 6.84 4.74 3.77 2.84 4.50 2.59 1.94 2.68 3.81 4.73 6.53 3.52 5.45 4.32 1.69 2.45 4.11

4 0 7 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 5 0 10 1 7 1 1 1 10 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 12 3 77 12

G GS CG SHO 18 13 15 14 12 9 10 11 18 13 18 13 13 16 17 19 18 2 2 72

0 5 14 1 1 9 0 0 0 7 1 12 11 6 0 4 0 1 0 72

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 11 0 1 3 5 7 32 0 3 5 34 0 4 0 0 7 1 0 3 0 0 2 6 3 11 0 2 1 8 1 5 0 1 0 2 0 10 2 1 4 13 0 14 4 1 5 27 3 29 2 1 7 15 1 16 2 2 6 20 0 16 4 2 4 17 1 5 0 0 2 6 2 17 0 2 4 29 2 14 0 1 6 21 0 2 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 30 1 4 7 45 24 219 15 21 63 265

GF SV

IP

H

0 10 1 1 2 0 39 3 1 4 0 9 0 3 1 0 30 1 1 3 0 39 1 2 0 0 19 1 1 2 0 53 0 0 3 0 59 4 3 8 0 33 7 2 17 0 28 10 5 6 0 24 7 2 8 0 21 0 0 0 1 43 11 9 7 0 36 4 2 8 0 16 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 70 6 4 1 3 530 62 37 70

AB TBF

12 0 23.0 34 103 2 0 36.2 33 144 0 0 62.1 65 251 0 0 26.1 31 114 4 0 19.0 17 70 0 0 45.1 50 179 3 0 12.2 11 50 2 0 12.0 11 48 7 0 24.1 22 97 4 3 41.2 32 162 4 2 40.1 33 151 0 0 54.1 49 205 1 1 45.2 53 194 4 0 40.0 48 169 14 8 23.0 15 84 6 3 39.2 53 170 7 1 33.1 28 126 0 0 5.1 3 21 0 0 3.2 1 14 70 18 588.2 589 2352

.355 .387 .267 .164 .313 .286 .133 .189 .267 .364 .282 .254 .379 .290 .229 .000 .392 .303

.366 0 0 .366 0 0 .340 0 0 .240 0 0 .255 14 0 .242 0 0 .244 0 0 .279 0 0 .274 69 0 .367 0 67 .307 0 43 .254 0 0 .361 0 0 .305 0 0 .471 0 7 .000 0 0 .392 0 0 .323 -

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 15 0 38 0 0 64 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 - - -

R ER HR SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK 0H 1H 2H 3H

118 24 167 22 278 43 140 28 88 13 191 25 66 8 53 8 112 12 179 22 167 13 229 28 212 28 198 38 95 9 190 29 154 23 23 3 17 2 2677 378

17 1 1 1 1 12 2 15 11 0 2 1 5 19 2 35 27 1 3 0 7 24 1 37 20 2 0 0 3 26 2 24 10 0 0 0 1 17 1 12 19 1 1 1 1 10 0 45 4 0 0 1 1 15 0 9 6 1 0 0 0 5 0 7 7 2 0 2 4 13 2 19 9 0 0 0 5 17 0 36 12 1 2 1 4 12 1 37 23 3 1 0 3 21 0 82 24 3 1 1 9 15 1 37 29 2 1 4 5 23 2 24 9 1 1 0 2 10 1 19 24 3 0 4 6 15 3 32 16 1 2 0 6 26 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 4 269 22 15 17 66 284 19 522

4 9 12 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 0 7 5 9 0 6 7 0 0 78

1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

# Switch-hitter * Lefthanded pitcher/hitter

DOMINICAN BASEBALL COMPLEX The New York Mets signed a lease agreement for a new baseball academy in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic on June 2, 2003. By executing this agreement, the Mets established a first-class training facility for the organization’s Dominican players. “By signing this lease agreement, we accomplish one of our long standing goals,” said Mets COO Jeff Wilpon. “This facility will be one of the best in the Dominican Republic and will be consistent with the high standards of the New York Mets organization.” The meticulously maintained year-round facility has two full playing fields, a half field, a covered set of lighted batting practice cages, a clubhouse and weight room, meeting rooms and offices along with living and dining quarters for players and staff. “Our academy in the Dominican Republic will vastly improve the playing and living conditions of our players,” said Mets General Manager Omar Minaya. “We believe it will help our scouting and recruiting efforts as well as the overall player development process in the Dominican. We are excited to move our operations into this beautiful new academy.”

2006 NEW YORK METS MEDIA GUIDE 324

E

29 4 63 14 24 1 0 3 0 3 26 4 0 11 0 24 0 8 0 14 0 17 0 7 0 6 0 22 0 1 0 1 0 6 - 146

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

VENEZUELAN METS OF THE VENEZUELAN SUMMER LEAGUE Venezuelan Mets Stadium 4to Avenida #135-40, El Trigal Sur Valencia, Eco. Carabobo Venezuela 011.584.142.9078

2005 RECAP: 33-30—SIXTH PLACE MANAGER: JESUS TIAMO The club finished second in team pitching (2.75) and third in team hitting (.252)…Nelson Portillo finished second in the league with a 1.16 ERA…His six victories tied for fifth in the league…Cristian Garcia stole 16 bases, good for fourth in the league and led the team with a .319 batting average… Carlos Garcia was tied for second with five triples…Twelve different players had at least 10 RBI, led by Cesar Cordido, who paced the team with 21… Three players hit over .300, led by Cristian Garcia, who also had 19 RBI…Three pitchers-Luis Martinez, Julio Mendez, and Portillo-won at least six games.

JESUS TIAMO— MANAGER • • • •

• •

RAFAEL LAZO— PITCHING COACH • • • • • •

Has been a part of the Mets organization for 10 years, the last five as a coach on the minor league level. Was a non-drafted free agent signed by Gregorio Machado in 1997. Named as the Venezuelan Summer League’s Most Effective Pitcher in 1999. Attended high school at Unidad Educativa SJ. Was born in Valencia, VZ. Rafael, 27, lives with his wife Ana Daboin in Valencia.

MINOR LEAGUES

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Enters his seventh year as the manager of the Venezuelan Mets. In 1999, he managed in the VSL, but not with the Mets. Was a scout for the Chicago White Sox in 1995 and from 1996-1998 was a catching instructor for Chicago in Venezuela. Before joining the White Sox, Jesus was with Magallanes in the Rookie Parallel League for six years (1989-1994)...Was a coach for them the first four years and managed the team in 1993 and 1994. From 1986-1988, he coached with Caribes of the Venezuelan Winter League. Played in the Venezuelan Winter League for 12 years with Magallanes (eight years), Lara (one year), Zulia (two years) and Caribes (one year). Signed to a pro contract by the Pirates in 1990...Played for four years, reaching the Double-A level before retiring. He and his wife Xiomara have been married for 23 years and have two daughters: Leika (21) and Jeismara (8).

LEO HERNANDEZ— HITTING COACH • • • • •

Leo, 26, is beginning his seventh year as a coach with the Venezuelan Summer League Mets. Was signed by the Mets in December of 1995 and played in the organization for three years before a career-ending injury. Hit .260 for the Dominican Summer League Mets in 1996 and .342 in 1997. Played his final season in 1998 for the VSL Mets and batted .310. Is married to Glendy and has three children.

ENDER GONZALEZ— COACH • Joined the Mets this past summer as a coach with the Mets Venezuelan Summer League. • Played for the Leon Lions in the Nicaraguan Professional League in 2005. • Performed in the Independent League from 2000- 2004 with the New Jersey Jackals (2000), the Adirondack Lumberjacks and the Schaumberg Flyers (2001), the Berkshired Black Bears (2002) and the Allentown Ambassadors (2003-2004). • Played in the Chicago White Sox minor league system from 1996-2000. • Also was with the Magallanes Navigators of the Venezuelan Winter League from 1996-2001. • Ender, 31, and his wife Jessica have one son, David (10/14/04).

ANTONIO CABALLERO— TRAINER • Has been in the Mets organization, coaching for the Mets Venezuelan Summer League team since 2001...Has been an outfield, base running and batting coach. • In 2000, performed for the Caracas Lions in the Venezuela. • Played in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system from 1997-2000. • Also performed for the Caracas Lions of the Venezuelan Winter League from 1997-2000. • Antonio, 26, and his wife Ana Maragarita have a son, Jose Antonio (3/26/03).

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AVG

Bruzual, Edgar Bustillos, Albis *Carrera, Ezequiel Cordido, Cesar Federico, Julio Garcia, Carlos J Garcia, Cristian Garcia, Deonel Garcia, Yilfran #Guilarte, Danny Julio, Federico #Lopez, Jonathan Lopez, Yojairo Mitchell, Jorge Perez, Julio #Rivas, David *Salguera, Angel Vargas, Marcos Zabala, Gabriel Zuaznabar, Alejandro Totals

.192 .231 .227 .301 .250 .270 .319 .282 .000 .221 .267 .263 .262 .278 .300 .260 .232 .228 .210 .250 .252

PITCHERS

G AB 38 29 45 34 3 50 47 40 13 42 17 47 34 6 35 42 49 44 49 11 64

0-2 2-0 2-4 0-1 0-4 2-2 1-1 6-6 1-0 6-1 1-2 3-5 1-0 6-0 0-0 2-2 33-30

H

GI --GAMES BY POSITION-TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C

104 9 20 26 104 13 24 33 150 19 34 41 113 10 34 47 8 1 2 3 122 23 33 65 141 28 45 68 124 21 35 44 0 0 0 0 145 22 32 40 60 5 16 17 137 17 36 38 103 10 27 37 18 2 5 6 110 16 33 43 127 21 33 39 138 20 32 48 136 15 31 40 176 23 37 67 44 7 11 14 2060 282 520 716

W-L PCT

*Arriechi, Nelson Barco, Daniel *Calero, Angel Figueroa, Rogers *Garcia, Yilfran Guedez, Raul Guillon, Ruben Martinez, Luis Melendez, Oscar Mendez, Julio Molina, Randy Olivares, Manuel Pena, Walter Portillo, Nelson Salas, Rowan Suarez, Jossher Totals

R

.000 1.000 .333 .000 .000 .500 .500 .500 1.000 .857 .333 .375 1.000 1.000 .000 .500 .524

ERA 5.40 4.63 4.03 4.95 3.25 3.03 2.43 2.51 2.08 0.71 2.68 5.36 0.87 1.16 2.67 1.26 2.75

4 1 6 0 3 2 8 1 1 0 4 5 5 3 5 2 0 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 7 0 6 0 6 2 7 1 9 3 3 0 91 21

G GS CG SHO 9 6 12 14 13 8 10 14 8 18 17 12 11 13 16 12 64

4 0 11 0 7 6 0 7 2 1 0 10 0 13 0 3 64

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

0 10 3 2 2 11 1 16 0 0 4 8 0 8 4 1 3 15 1 21 1 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 18 2 1 7 9 4 19 2 0 8 19 0 7 1 1 3 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 4 2 3 27 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 15 4 2 7 20 1 14 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 18 0 0 2 15 0 9 0 1 2 10 2 14 2 0 7 19 0 16 0 1 2 8 5 15 0 1 5 8 0 5 0 0 0 5 21 226 23 12 66 204

GF SV 3 1 0 7 2 2 4 5 0 8 6 0 5 0 12 9 64

IP

H

0 18 1 4 5 1 17 2 2 2 0 47 7 8 3 0 13 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 41 1 3 4 5 30 16 9 3 0 9 0 2 6 0 0 6 4 0 0 30 12 9 4 0 20 2 2 0 2 13 2 6 4 0 16 2 1 3 0 4 1 1 0 1 28 4 2 6 0 20 3 4 4 0 28 3 4 0 0 41 2 3 2 0 70 3 1 5 0 6 0 0 1 9 453 62 61 57

AB TBF

0 20.0 15 66 0 11.2 7 37 0 44.2 41 168 0 20.0 19 73 1 44.1 41 162 0 29.2 28 112 1 29.2 20 100 2 61.0 58 228 0 17.1 12 60 4 51.0 40 177 3 37.0 31 135 0 45.1 46 172 1 20.2 7 65 0 62.1 38 217 3 30.1 15 99 3 28.2 17 97 18 553.2 435 1968

92 47 203 95 190 126 113 248 76 195 164 205 79 238 124 104 2299

.250 .277 0 8 .317 .310 18 0 .273 .308 0 0 .416 .363 0 0 .375 .333 0 0 .533 .353 0 0 .482 .429 6 0 .355 .348 0 20 .000 1.000 0 0 .276 .350 0 0 .283 .279 0 1 .277 .380 0 43 .359 .361 0 0 .333 .350 4 0 .391 .394 8 0 .307 .321 0 0 .348 .354 0 0 .294 .279 38 0 .381 .263 0 0 .318 .327 0 0 .348 .337 -

R ER HR SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK 0H 1H 2H 3H 12 7 25 14 22 13 10 25 4 11 16 33 2 10 9 6 219

12 0 1 6 0 1 20 0 1 11 0 0 16 3 5 10 2 0 8 3 0 17 2 1 4 0 1 4 0 3 11 0 2 27 3 2 2 1 0 8 2 2 9 2 0 4 0 0 169 18 19

1 1 23 1 1 7 2 8 24 1 3 18 1 1 20 0 4 10 2 1 10 2 2 15 0 0 15 2 4 8 1 4 22 2 9 20 0 3 11 0 2 17 2 2 21 1 1 4 18 46 245

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 11 31 9 28 14 12 34 17 36 32 35 6 60 23 31 394

5 2 11 6 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 6 0 2 4 1 52

# Switch-hitter * Lefthanded pitcher/hitter

WEBSTER AWARD WINNERS The Webster Award is presented in remembrance of Mets minor league pitcher Richard Webster, who tragically lost his life in an attempt to save the lives of friends in danger. It is awarded each year to the Mets minor league athlete who best exemplifies the integrity and character displayed by Richard in his life and career. The following are the past recipients of this award: 1983—Brian Ballard 1984—Kelvin Chapman Herm Winningham 1985—Rick Anderson 1986—Al Pedrique 1987—Keith Miller 1988—Steve Springer Andre David 1989—Tim Bogar Jeff McKnight 1990—Jeff Gardner 1991—Joe Delli Carri 1992—Jeff Gardner

1993—Dale Plummer 1994—Edgardo Alfonzo 1995—Kevin Morgan 1996—Jay Payton 1997—Scott Hunter 1998—Benny Agbayani 1999—Pedro Grifol 2000—Paul Wilson 2001—Jerrod Riggan 2002—Chris Basak 2003—David Wright 2004—Rodney Nye 2005—Joe Hietpas

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E

7 22 0 0 12 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 31 0 1 0 0 0 34 5 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 43 0 4 28 12 1 0 4 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 42 0 3 13 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 34 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 0 1 1 42 0 0 14 0 0 43 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 48 0 4 9 0 0 0 1 - - - - 97

1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DOUBLEDAY/STERLING AWARD WINNERS 1982

1989

Tidewater (AAA)........................................................BRIAN GILES, 2B Jackson (AA) ................................................DARRYL STRAWBERRY, OF and JEFF BITTIGER, RHP Lynchburg (A) ....................................................JODY JOHNSTON, RHP Shelby (A) ........................................................JOHN CHRISTENSEN, OF Little Falls (A) ......................................................DAVE COCHRANE, 3B and JASON FELICE, OF Kingsport (R) ..........................................................RICHARD DIAZ, 2B

Tidewater (AAA) ....................................................TOM O’MALLEY, IF Jackson (AA) ........................................................JULIO VALERA, RHP and ZOILO SANCHEZ, OF St. Lucie (A) ..........................................................CHRIS DONNELS, IF Capital City (A) ........................................................TODD HUNDLEY, C Pittsfield (A) ......................................................GREG LANGBEHN, LHP and CHRIS BUTTERFIELD, IF Kingsport (R)............................................................JAMES HARRIS, C Sarasota (R) ............................................................BUTCH HUSKEY, IF

1983 Tidewater (AAA)......................................................CLINT HURDLE, 3B Jackson (AA)............................................................JOHN GIBBONS, C and HERM WINNINGHAM, OF Lynchburg (A) ......................................................LENNY DYKSTRA, OF and DWIGHT GOODEN, RHP Capital City (A)......................................................KEVIN BROWN, LHP and STEVE SPRINGER, 2B Little Falls (A) ............................................................JEFF INNIS, RHP and STANLEY JEFFERSON, OF Sarasota (R) ......................................................MARCUS LAWTON, SS

1990

1984

1991

Tidewater (AAA) ..................................................WES GARDNER, RHP Jackson (AA) ..................................................CALVIN SCHIRALDI, RHP Lynchburg (A) ............................................................BARRY LYONS, C and RANDY MYERS, LHP Capital City (A) ................................................KYLE HARTSHORN, RHP Little Falls (A) ..........................................................SCOTT LITTLE, OF and MARK DAVIS, RHP Kingsport (R) ..........................................................SHAWN ABNER, OF

Tidewater (AAA) ....................................................CHRIS DONNELS, IF Williamsport(AA) ................................................JEROMY BURNITZ, OF St. Lucie (A) ......................................................JULIAN VASQUEZ, RHP Capital City (A) ........................................................BUTCH HUSKEY, IF and JOSE MARTINEZ, RHP Pittsfield (A)............................................................RANDY CURTIS, OF Kingsport (R) ............................................................RICKY OTERO, OF Sarasota (R) ......................................................EDGARDO ALFONZO, IF

1985

1992

Tidewater (AAA)........................................................BILLY BEANE, OF Jackson (AA)........................................................BARRY LYONS, C/1B Lynchburg (A) ........................................................SHAWN ABNER, OF and KYLE HARTSHORN, RHP Capital City (A) ..................................................MARCUS LAWTON, OF Little Falls (A)........................................................BRIAN GIVENS, LHP Kingsport (R) ......................................................GREGG JEFFERIES, SS

Tidewater (AAA)....................................................STEVE SPRINGER, IF Jackson (AA) ........................................................BOBBY JONES, RHP St. Lucie (A) ..........................................................FERNANDO VINA, IF Capital City (A) ........................................................QUILVIO VERAS, IF Pittsfield (A) ......................................................EDGARDO ALFONZO, IF Kingsport (R) ..............................................................DON WHITE, OF Gulf Coast (R)....................................................RAFAEL GUERRERO, OF

1986

1993

Tidewater (AAA) ....................................................DAVE MAGADAN, IF Jackson (AA) ..........................................................KEITH MILLER, 2B Lynchburg (A) ....................................................GREGG JEFFERIES, SS Capital City (A) ..............................................KEVIN ARMSTRONG, RHP and JOAQUIN CONTRERAS, OF Little Falls (A)..........................................................PETE BAUER, RHP Kingsport (R) ........................................................JUAN MARINA, RHP

Norfolk (AAA) ........................................................BOBBY JONES, RHP Binghamton (AA)....................................................BUTCH HUSKEY, 3B St. Lucie (A)............................................................RANDY CURTIS, OF Capital City (A) ..................................................GUILLERMO GARCIA, C Pittsfield (A) ..........................................................MIKE WELCH, RHP Kingsport (R)................................................................CESAR DIAZ, C Gulf Coast (R) ........................................................JOE ATWATER, LHP

1987

1994

Tidewater (AAA) ..................................................RANDY MILLIGAN, IF Jackson (AA) ......................................................GREGG JEFFERIES, IF Lynchburg (A) ....................................................TODD WELBORN, RHP Capital City(A) ..............................................ROBBIE HERNANDEZ, LHP Little Falls (A)......................................................STEVE NEWTON, RHP Kingsport (R)................................................................ALEX DIAZ, SS

Norfolk (AAA) ......................................................AARON LEDESMA, SS Binghamton (AA) ....................................................RICKEY OTERO, OF St. Lucie (A) ............................................................REY ORDOÑEZ, SS Capital City (A) ....................................................RANDY WARNER, OF Pittsfield (A) ..............................................................JAY PAYTON, OF Kingsport (R) ......................................................JESUS SANCHEZ, LHP Gulf Coast (R) ............................................................JOSE LOPEZ, 3B

Tidewater (AAA) ......................................................PHIL LOMBARDI, C and DAVE WEST, LHP Jackson (AA) ......................................................BLAINE BEATTY, LHP St. Lucie (A)................................................................TIM BOGAR, SS and KEVIN BROWN, LHP Capital City (A) ......................................................MIKE MILLER, RHP Little Falls (A) ....................................................DALE PLUMMER, RHP Kingsport (R) ........................................................VINCE ZAWASKI, 1B and DAN FURMANIK, RHP

MINOR LEAGUES

1988

Tidewater (AAA)........................................................KELVIN TORVE, IF Jackson (AA) ....................................................ANTHONY YOUNG, RHP St. Lucie (A) ............................................................NIKCO RIESGO, 1B Capital City (A) ..........................................................TIM HOWARD, IF and TITO NAVARRO, IF Pittsfield (A) ........................................................JEROMY BURNITZ, OF Kingsport (R) ........................................................AARON LEDESMA, IF and OMAR GARCIA, 1B Sarasota (R) ......................................................JEROME TOLLIVER, OF

1995 Norfolk (AAA) ..........................................................BUTCH HUSKEY, IF and JASON ISRINGHAUSEN, RHP Binghamton (AA)........................................................JAY PAYTON, OF and ERIC LUDWICK, RHP St. Lucie (A)........................................................SANDY PICHARDO, SS Capital City (A) ..................................................SEAN JOHNSTON, LHP Pittsfield (A) ........................................................FLETCHER BATES, OF and ROBERT DALY, IF Kingsport (R) ....................................................JERROD PATTERSON, IF and JERAMIE SIMPSON, OF Gulf Coast (R) ....................................................OCTAVIO DOTEL, RHP

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1996

2002

Norfolk (AAA) ....................................................DEREK WALLACE, RHP Binghamton (AA) ..............................................CHRIS SAUNDERS, INF St. Lucie (A) ..........................................................SCOTT HUNTER, OF and ARNOLD GOOCH, RHP Capital City (A) ................................................NELSON FIGUEROA, RHP Pittsfield (A) ......................................................COREY ERICKSON, INF Kingsport (R) ..........................................................PEE WEE LOPEZ, C Gulf Coast (R) ....................................................RAY LOVINGOOD, LHP

Sterling Player of the Year ..........................................JOSE REYES, IF Sterling Pitcher of the Year..................................DAVID MATTOX, RHP Norfolk (AAA)........................................................MARCO SCUTARO, IF Binghamton (AA) ..............................................PRENTICE REDMAN, OF St. Lucie (A) ..........................................................CRAIG BRAZELL, 1B Capital City (A)..........................................................JUSTIN HUBER, C and DAVID WRIGHT, 3B Brooklyn (A) ........................................................KEVIN DEATON, RHP Kingsport (R)..............................................................JAMAR HILL, OF

1997 Norfolk (AAA) ..................................................ROBERTO PETAGINE, 1B Binghamton (AA) ....................................................TATE SEEFRIED, 1B and JESUS SANCHEZ, LHP St. Lucie (A) ........................................................FLETCHER BATES, OF Capital City (A) ....................................................DANNY RAMIREZ, OF and GRANT ROBERTS, RHP Pittsfield (A) ..........................................................SCOTT COMER, LHP Kingsport (R) ..................................................MAURICE BRUCE, IF/OF Gulf Coast (R) ..........................................................ENDY CHAVEZ, OF

2003

1998

2004

Norfolk (AAA)..............................................................JEFF TAM, RHP Binghamton (AA)....................................................SCOTT HUNTER, OF St. Lucie (A) ....................................................KENNY PUMPHREY, RHP Capital City (A) ......................................................ALEX ESCOBAR, OF and KEVIN DOUGHERTY, LHP Pittsfield (A) ..............................................................ALLEN DINA, OF Kingsport (R)..........................................................YON GERMAN, LHP Gulf Coast (R). ....................................................ALFREDO GARCIA, OF

Sterling Player of the Year........................................DAVID WRIGHT, IF Sterling Pitcher of the Year ................................YUSMEIRO PETIT, RHP Sterling Rookie of the Year..............................LASTINGS MILLEDGE, OF Norfolk (AAA) ............................................................VICTOR DIAZ, OF Binghamton (AA) ....................................................ANGEL PAGAN, OF St. Lucie (A) ............................................................BRETT HARPER, IF Capital City (A) ........................................................BLAKE WHEALY, IF Brooklyn (A) ................................................AMBIORIX CONCEPCION, OF Kingsport (R) ........................................................JESUS GAMERO, OF Gulf Coast (R)............................................................JESUS FLORES, C

1999 Norfolk (AAA)..............................................................TODD HANEY, IF Binghamton (AA) ....................................................JASON TYNER, OF St. Lucie (A)......................................................DICKY GONZALEZ, RHP Capital City (A)..........................................................EARL SNYDER, IF Pittsfield (A) ..............................................................RODNEY NYE, IF Kingsport (R) ..........................................................GIL VELAZQUEZ, IF Gulf Coast (R) ..................................................ORLANDO ROMAN, RHP

2000 Norfolk (AAA) ............................................................TIMO PEREZ, OF Binghamton (AA)....................................................ALEX ESCOBAR, OF St. Lucie (A) ..............................................................EARL SNYDER, IF Capital City (A) ......................................................MARVIN SEALE, OF Pittsfield (A) ..............................................................CHRIS BASAK, IF Kingsport (R) ........................................................CHAD BOWEN, RHP

Sterling Player of the Year ........................................MIKE JACOBS, C Sterling Pitcher of the Year................................MATT PETERSON, RHP Norfolk (AAA)..................................................JEREMY GRIFFITHS, RHP Binghamton (AA) ......................................................RODNEY NYE, 3B St. Lucie (A)............................................................DAVID WRIGHT, 3B Capital City (A)....................................................AAROM BALDIRIS, 3B Brooklyn (A) ......................................................IAN BLADERGROEN, 1B Kingsport (R) ......................................................TYLER DAVIDSON, OF

2005 Sterling Player of the Year ....................................MIKE JACOBS, IF/C Sterling Pitcher of the Year..............................BRIAN BANNISTER, RHP Norfolk (AAA) ......................................................JASON SCOBIE, RHP Binghamton (AA)..........................................ANDERSON HERNANDEZ, IF St. Lucie (A) ............................................................ANDY WILSON, 1B Hagerstown (A) ....................................................CARLOS GOMEZ, OF Brooklyn (A) ..............................................................JOE HOLDEN, OF Kingsport (R) ......................................................MATT ANDERSON, 3B Gulf Coast (R) ..................................................EMMANUEL GARCIA, SS

2001 Norfolk (AAA)........................................................PETE WALKER, RHP Binghamton (AA)....................................................ROB STRATTON, OF St. Lucie (A) ..........................................................BILLY TRABER, LHP Capital City (A) ......................................................CRAIG BRAZELL, 1B and JOSE REYES, IF Brooklyn (A) ........................................................ROSS PEEPLES, LHP and JAY CALIGIURI, 1B Kingsport (R) ............................................................JUSTIN HUBER, C

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