1998 New York Mets

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W-L Record: 88-74 -- 2nd in National League East Manager: Bobby Valentine Location: Queens,NY Baseball Stadium: Shea Stadium Top Draft Pick: Jason Tyner (#21) Attendance: 2,287,948 Payroll $49,559,665 Youngest Player: Preston Wilson (23) Oldest Player: Tony Phillips (39) Longest Tenure: John Franco, Todd Hundley (9)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1998 New York Mets

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
39	Benny Agbayani	LF-RF	26	R	R	5-11	225	12/28/1971	Honolulu,Hawaii	MLB	1998-2002	170,000
13	Edgardo Alfonzo	3B-2B	24	R	R	5-11	187	11/8/1973	Santa Teresa,Venezuela	MLB	1995-2006	1,750,000
23	Jermaine Allensworth	CF	26	R	R	6-0	190	1/11/1972	Anderson,Indiana	MLB	1996-1999	260,000
8	Carlos Baerga	2B	29	B	R	5-11	215	11/4/1968	San Juan,Puerto Rico	MLB	1990-2005	4,749,999
6	Rich Becker	CF-RF	26	L	L	5-10	193	2/1/1972	Aurora,Illinois	MLB	1993-2000	1,550,000
43	Rigo Beltran	P	28	L	L	5-11	185	11/13/1969	Tijuana,Mexico	MLB	1997-2004	170,000
46	Willie Blair	P	32	R	R	6-1	185	12/18/1965	Paintsville,Kentucky	MLB	1990-2001	3,250,000
46	Brian Bohanon	P	29	L	L	6-2	240	8/1/1968	Denton,Texas	MLB	1990-2001	350,000
30	Alberto Castillo	C	28	R	R	6-0	185	2/10/1970	San Juan de Maguana,Dominican Republic	MLB	1995-2007	192,500
49	Brad Clontz	P	27	R	R	6-1	195	4/26/1971	Stuart,Virginia	MLB	1995-2000	170,000
27	Dennis Cook	P	35	L	L	6-3	190	10/4/1962	La Marque,Texas	MLB	1988-2002	850,000
12	Jorge Fabregas	C	28	L	R	6-3	215	3/13/1970	Miami,Florida	MLB	1994-2002	1,050,000
31,45	John Franco	P	37	L	L	5-10	185	9/17/1960	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1984-2005	2,900,000
15	Matt Franco	1B-3B	28	L	R	6-2	200	8/19/1969	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1995-2003	202,500
12	Shawn Gilbert	LF-2B	33	R	R	5-9	185	3/12/1965	Camden,New Jersey	MLB	1997-2000	170,000
23	Bernard Gilkey	LF	31	R	R	6-0	200	9/24/1966	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1990-2001	5,050,000
18	Todd Haney	2B	32	R	R	5-9	165	7/30/1965	Galveston,Texas	MLB	1992-1998	170,000
19	Lenny Harris	3B-2B	33	L	R	5-10	220	10/28/1964	Miami,Florida	MLB	1988-2005	775,000
43	John Hudek	P	31	B	R	6-1	205	8/8/1966	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1994-1999	499,000
9	Todd Hundley	C	29	B	R	5-11	199	5/27/1969	Martinsville,Virginia	MLB	1990-2003	4,925,000
42	Butch Huskey	RF-1B	26	R	R	6-3	244	11/10/1971	Anadarko,Oklahoma	MLB	1993-2000	300,000
28	Bobby Jones	P	28	R	R	6-4	225	2/10/1970	Fresno,California	MLB	1993-2002	3,116,667
33	Mike Kinkade	LF-1B	25	R	R	6-1	210	5/6/1973	Livonia,Michigan	MLB	1998-2003	170,000
11	Wayne Kirby	RF-CF	34	L	R	5-10	190	1/22/1964	Williamsburg,Virginia	MLB	1991-1998	170,000
22	Al Leiter	P	32	L	L	6-3	220	10/23/1965	Toms River,New Jersey	MLB	1987-2005	3,000,000
17	Luis Lopez	SS-2B	27	B	R	5-11	166	9/4/1970	Cidra,Puerto Rico	MLB	1993-2005	170,000
36	Greg McMichael	P	31	R	R	6-3	215	12/1/1966	Knoxville,Tennessee	MLB	1993-2000	1,900,000
56	Brian McRae	CF	30	B	R	6-0	195	8/27/1967	Bradenton,Florida	MLB	1990-1999	3,850,000
26	Ralph Milliard	2B	24	R	R	5-11	175	12/30/1973	Willemstad,Curacao	MLB	1996-1998	170,000
38	Dave Mlicki	P	30	R	R	6-4	205	6/8/1968	Cleveland,Ohio	MLB	1992-2002	1,250,000
16	Hideo Nomo	P	29	R	R	6-2	230	8/31/1968	Osaka,Japan	MLB	1995-2008	2,800,000
5	John Olerud	1B	29	L	L	6-5	220	8/5/1968	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1989-2005	3,750,000
10	Rey Ordonez	SS	25	R	R	5-9	159	11/11/1972	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1996-2004	320,000
18	Craig Paquette	3B-LF	29	R	R	6-0	190	3/8/1969	Long Beach,California	MLB	1993-2003	300,000
25	Jay Payton	CF-LF	25	R	R	5-10	185	11/22/1972	Zanesville,Ohio	MLB	1998-2010	170,000
6	Tony Phillips	2B-LF	39	B	R	5-10	175	4/25/1959	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	1982-1999	560,000
31	Mike Piazza	C	29	R	R	6-3	215	9/4/1968	Norristown,Pennsylvania	MLB	1992-2007	8,000,000
7	Todd Pratt	C	31	R	R	6-3	230	2/9/1967	Bellevue,Nebraska	MLB	1992-2006	300,000
21	Bill Pulsipher	P	24	L	L	6-3	200	10/9/1973	Fort Benning,Georgia	MLB	1995-2005	170,000
35	Rick Reed	P	32	R	R	6-1	195	8/16/1965	Huntington,West Virginia	MLB	1988-2003	1,375,000
40	Armando Reynoso	P	32	R	R	6-0	204	5/1/1966	San Luis Potosi,Mexico	MLB	1991-2002	1,250,000
51	Mel Rojas	P	31	R	R	5-11	212	12/10/1966	Haina,Dominican Republic	MLB	1990-1999	4,583,333
33	Tim Spehr	C	31	R	R	6-2	200	7/2/1966	Excelsior Springs,Missouri	MLB	1991-1999	285,000
36,38	Jeff Tam	P	27	R	R	6-1	202	8/19/1970	Fullerton,California	MLB	1998-2003	170,000
19	Jim Tatum	1B-3B	30	R	R	6-2	200	10/9/1967	San Diego,California	MLB	1992-1998	225,000
99	Turk Wendell	P	31	L	R	6-2	205	5/19/1967	Pittsfield,Massachusetts	MLB	1993-2004	661,500
39	Rick Wilkins	C	31	L	R	6-2	215	6/4/1967	Jacksonville,Florida	MLB	1991-2001	425,000
11	Preston Wilson	CF-OF	23	R	R	6-2	193	7/19/1974	Bamberg,South Carolina	MLB	1998-2007	170,000
21,29	Masato Yoshii	P	33	R	R	6-2	210	4/20/1965	Osaka,Japan	MLB	1998-2002	1,075,000

Team Personnel

Bob Apodaca (Pitching Coach)
Bruce Benedict (Bench Coach)
Quincy Boyd (Scout)
Larry Chase (Scout)
Gary Cohen (Broadcaster)
Ed Coleman (Broadcaster)
Joe Dellicarri (Scout)
Bobby Floyd (Minor League Field Coordinator)
Tim Foli (Minor League infield/Baserunning Coordinator)
Fran Healy (Broadcaster)
Chuck Hensley (Scout)
Ralph Kiner (Broadcaster)
Gary LaRocque (Scouting Director)
Gary LaRocque (Scout)
Bob Lavallee (Scout)
David Lottsfeldt (Scout)
Matt Loughlin (Broadcaster)
Gregorio Machado (Scout)
Tim McCarver (Broadcaster)
Omar Minaya (Scout)
Bob Minor (Scout)
Bob Murphy (Broadcaster)
Randy Niemann (Bullpen Coach)
Steve Phillips (General Manager)
Tom Robson (Hitting Coach)
Cookie Rojas (Third Base Coach)
Howie Rose (Broadcaster)
Bob Rossi (Scout)
Tim Teufel (Scout)
Gary Thorne (Broadcaster)
Eddy Toledo (Scout)
Bobby Valentine (Manager)
Mookie Wilson (First Base Coach)

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