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Players who the Mets turned into All-Stars

roger_that Oct 29 2023 03:16 AM

To accompany the other thread. Keeping the apples with the apples, the players whom the Mets acquired must have played at least one game for a MLB team previously, and must have made their first All-Star appearance as a Met (not necessarily played in the All-Star game, just made the team, even as a substitute for an injured All-Star, etc.) Ron Hunt, for example, does not qualify, since he played his first MLB game for the Mets. The earliest one I can think of is Jerry Grote. Close-but-no-cigar would be Jim Bibby, who was actually called up to the 1969 Worlds Championship team from Tidewater but did not get into a game. Next qualifier would be Kingman, who never made an All-Star team as a Giant but did when the Mets got him. (Somewhat strangely, Bibby has a SABR-bio, where I learned that bit of trivia, but Kingman has none. Any David Arthur Kingman freaks here are invited to start composing a 4000-word Kong bio.) John Stearns qualifies, barely, by his one game in a Phillies uniform. Pat Zachry was the next.

DocTee Oct 29 2023 05:09 AM Re: Players who the Mets turned into All-Stars

Howard Johnson. Taijuan Walker.

Edgy MD Oct 29 2023 08:02 AM Re: Players who the Mets turned into All-Stars

Rick Reed x 2 Dave Kingman John Stearns x 4 Jerry Grote x 2

roger_that Oct 29 2023 11:35 AM Re: Players who the Mets turned into All-Stars

Joel Youngblood in 1981. Sid Fernandez, another bare qualifier by dint of a brief pre-NY stay on the Dodgers.

stevejrogers Oct 29 2023 12:27 PM Re: Players who the Mets turned into All-Stars

Howard Johnson

Cowtipper Oct 29 2023 01:16 PM Re: Players who the Mets turned into All-Stars

Armando Benitez R.A. Dickey Lance Johnson

roger_that Oct 29 2023 01:24 PM Re: Players who the Mets turned into All-Stars

Like Fernandez, David Cone, who pitched a bit for the Royals first.

roger_that Oct 30 2023 07:37 AM Re: Players who the Mets turned into All-Stars

Bobby Jones

stevejrogers Oct 30 2023 12:59 PM Re: Players who the Mets turned into All-Stars

=roger_that post_id=140215 time=1698673067 user_id=128]Bobby Jones

Jones was drafted by the Mets and made his MLB debut with them

roger_that Oct 30 2023 01:48 PM Re: Players who the Mets turned into All-Stars

=stevejrogers post_id=140228 time=1698692396 user_id=57] =roger_that post_id=140215 time=1698673067 user_id=128]Bobby Jones

Jones was drafted by the Mets and made his MLB debut with them


Right you are.