St. Lucie Mets
St. Lucie Mets Founded in 1988 Port St. Lucie, Florida | |||||
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| Class-level | |||||
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| Current | Advanced-A (1990–present) | ||||
| Previous | Class A (1988-1989) | ||||
| Minor league affiliations | |||||
| League | Florida State League (1988–present) | ||||
| Division | South Division | ||||
| Major league affiliations | |||||
| Current | New York Mets (1988–present) | ||||
| Minor league titles | |||||
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| Division titles (6) |
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| Team data | |||||
| Nickname | St. Lucie Mets (1988–present) | ||||
| Ballpark | First Data Field (1988–present) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | New York Mets | ||||
| Manager | Chad Kreuter | ||||
| General Manager | Traer Van Allen | ||||
The St. Lucie Mets are a minor league baseball team based in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Ike Davis, former first baseman
for the New York Mets
The team, which plays in the Florida State League, is the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the New York Mets major-league club.
The team plays at First Data Field, which is currently undergoing a $60 million renovation as part of an agreement with the Mets to continue spring training there for an additional 25 years.[1] Opened in 1988, the park seats 7,347 fans.
They have won the Florida State League Championship five times (1988, 1996, 1998, 2003, and 2006).
A number of former St. Lucie Mets player are currently on the New York Mets roster including David Wright, Lucas Duda, Noah Syndergaard and 2014 NL Rookie of the Year[2][3] and two time NL Rookie of the Month[4][5]Jacob deGrom.
The team announced on June 25, 2017, that Tim Tebow was promoted to the Mets from the Columbia Fireflies, and would play against the Palm Beach Cardinals on June 27.[6]
Contents
1 Playoffs
2 Roster
3 Notable alumni
4 References
5 External links
Playoffs
- 2016: Lost to Bradenton 2-0 in semifinals.
- 2012: Lost to Jupiter 2-1 in semifinals.
- 2011: Defeated Bradenton 2-1 in semifinals; lost to Daytona 3-1 in finals.
- 2007: Lost to Brevard County 2-1 in semifinals.
- 2006: Defeated Palm Beach 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Dunedin 3-0 to win championship.
- 2003: Defeated Jupiter 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Dunedin 3-1 to win championship.
- 2000: Lost to Daytona 2-0 in semifinals.
- 1998: Defeated Jupiter 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Tampa 3-2 to win championship.
- 1996: Defeated Vero Beach 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Clearwater 3-1 to win championship.
- 1993: Defeated Lakeland 2-1 in semifinals; lost to Clearwater 3-1 in finals.
- 1992: Lost to Osceola 2-0 in quarterfinals.
- 1991: Defeated Sarasota 2-1 in quarterfinals; lost to Clearwater 2-1 in semifinals.
- 1990: Lost to Vero Beach 2-1 in quarterfinals.
- 1989: Lost to Charlotte 2-1 in semifinals.
- 1988: Defeated Lakeland 2-1 in quarterfinals; defeated Tampa 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Osceola 2-0 to win championship.
Roster
St. Lucie Mets roster | ||||
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Players | Coaches/Other | |||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
| Manager
Coaches
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Notable alumni
Baseball Hall of Fame alumni
Gary Carter (2006, MGR) Inducted, 2003
Pedro Martinez (2007-2008) Inducted, 2015
Mike Piazza Incducted, 2016
Notable alumni
Rick Aguilera (1988) 3 x MLB All-Star
Edgardo Alfonzo (1992)(2010, MGR) MLB All-Star
Moises Alou (2008) 6 x MLB All-Star
Jason Bay (2002, 2011-2012) 3 x MLB All-Star; 2004 NL Rookie of the Year
Heath Bell (2000) 3 x MLB All-Star
Carlos Beltran (2010) 9 x MLB All-Star; 1999 AL Rookie of the Year
Jeromy Burnitz (1990) MLB All-Star
Mike Cameron (2005) MLB All-Star
Luis Castillo (2010) 3 x MLB All-Star
Yoenis Cespedes (2016)
Endy Chavez (2005, 2007)
Vince Coleman (1992) 2 x MLB All-Star; 1985 NL Rookie of the Year
Tony Clark (2003) MLB All-Star
David Cone (2003) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1994 NL Cy Young Award
Michael Cuddyer (2015) 2 x MLB All-Star; 2013 NL Batting Title
Jacob deGrom MLLB All-Star; 2014 NL Rookie of the Year
Octavio Dotel (1995-1997)
Sid Fernandez (1991, 1993) MLB All-Star
Cliff Floyd (2004, 2006) MLB All-Star
John Franco (2003) 4 x MLB All-Star
Darryl Hamilton (2000)
Pete Harnisch (1996-1997) MLB All-Star
Matt Harvey (2011) MLB All-Star
Keith Hernandez (1989) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1979 NL Most Valuable Player
Orlando Hernandez (2008)
Todd Hundley (1988, 1998) 2 x MLB-All Star
Clint Hurdle (1988-1989, MGR) 2013 NL Manager of the Year
Jason Isringhausen (1994, 1997) 2 x MLB All-Star
Scott Kazmir (2003)
Doug Mientkiewicz (2005)
Melvin Mora (1998) MLB All-Star
Guillermo Mota (1993)
Daniel Murphy (2007, 2010, 2015) 3 x MLB All-Star
Angel Pagan (2002-2003, 2008-2009, 2011)
Oliver Perez (2009-2010)
Jose Reyes (2002, 2004, 2010) 4 x MLB All-Star; 2011 NL Batting Title
Benito Santiago (2005) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1987 NL rookie of the Year
Pete Schourek (1989)
Steve Trachsel (2005)
Justin Turner (2013) MLB All-Star
Jose Valentin (2007-2008)
Fernando Vina (1992) MLB All-Star
Billy Wagner (2009) 7 x MLB All-Star
Ty Wigginton (2004) MLB All-Star
Preston Wilson (1996-1997) MLB All-Star
David Wright (2003, 2011, 2015) 7 x MLB All-Star
References
^ "Renovations to Mets' First Data Field set to begin April 1". TCPalm. Retrieved 2018-01-14..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/11855105/2014-mlb-rookie-year-jacob-degrom-new-york-mets-named-nl-winner
^ http://m.mlb.com/news/article/101049102/mets-jacob-degrom-named-nl-rookie-of-the-year
^ http://m.mlb.com/news/article/87949776/mets-starter-jacob-degrom-tabbed-national-league-rookie-of-month-for-july
^ http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/jacob-degrom-named-nl-rookie-month-blog-entry-1.1958615
^ "Tim Tebow to join St. Lucie Mets on Tuesday" milb.com June 25, 2017
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Lucie Mets. |
- Official website
- Inside Pitch Magazine Online