Now: An avid golfer, working with his son, Jesse Jr. Relief pitcher Then: Finished with a 3. Now: Braves pitching coach since Now: Lives in his home state of Washington, where he works in wine sales. Relief pitcher Then: Went with a 3. Louis affiliate.
Relief pitcher Then: year-old rookie went with a 2. Now: Pitching coach for the Twins from to Then: Pitching coach Now: Retired and living in Washington state, has been battling cancer.
Then: Hitting coach, first-base coach Now: Passed away in at the age of Then: Bullpen coach Now: Passed away in at the age of Then: Assistant pitching coach Now: Rehab coordinator with the Yankees.
He was the winning pitcher in the World Series clincher after Game 7 of the Series after pitching a scoreless seventh inning.
In , was sent to the Phillies with Dykstra for Juan Samuel. Today, age Pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves since Another '86 Met with a definable, Bob Murphy moment, this one in Game 7. After Orosco struck out Marty Barrett for the final out, he tossed his glove high in the air and fell to his knees as his teammates jumped on top of him. Murphy announced, "He's somewhere at the bottom of the pile. He played with eight other teams, including the Yankees, before ending his career with the Twins in Pitched in a record 1, games.
Today, age Orosco works with youth leagues and gives private pitching lessons in San Diego, California. Filled in nicely behind the plate for Carter for about two weeks in August of '86 when Carter sustained a partial tear of his left thumb.
Was traded to the Royals in but played only 13 more MLB games due to injuries and health issues. Today, age Has had three kidney transplants since Now an inspirational speaker, he lives with his family in Shawnee, Kansas.
The Hawaiian-born lefthander was terrific at Shea Stadium, where he had a 2. He made the All-Star team after a start and, after walking the first two batters he faced, struck out the side. He went into the bullpen for the Series and in Game 7 struck out four of the seven batters he faced. Used to spray the clubhouse with a toy machine gun Super Soaker. Today, age Coaches his son's baseball team in his home state of Hawaii. Upon his hiring by Frank Cashen, Johnson reportedly said "I love working for someone who's smart enough to hire me.
Johnson would go to manage the Reds, Orioles, Dodgers and Nationals. Today, age Last managed the Washington Nationals , now has real estate interests in his home state of Florida. Won his first Series ring playing shortstop for the Mets. Briefly served as Mets manager following Johnson's firing after 42 games in Today, age Co-owner and senior vice president of the Ducks.
Long time resident of Hauppauge. Robinson disliked being called a "batting instructor" and corrected those who referred to him as such. Won a ring as a player with the champion Pirates in and as a coach with the Phillies in Died: July 29, at Today, age Diagnosed with multiple myeloma in , Stottlemyre is said to be in remission.
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Print Share fb Share Tweet Email. Mookie Wilson, OF. Kevin Elster, SS. Rafael Santana, SS. Lenny Dykstra, CF. Photo by Ronald C. Sid Fernandez spent ten seasons as a member of the New York Mets. In that time, he managed to earn his way to a pair of All-Star Games and win 98 games. And Fernandez more than makes up for it in other departments. Include all batters, he only drops down to number nine. What makes Fernandez more valuable than anything is his consistency.
In his ten seasons with the Mets, his highest ERA was 3. Even in years when he had a losing record, Fernandez kept his ERA low. Five times he had an ERA under 3. Three of those seasons he had a. In September, after undergoing surgery on his left knee, Fernandez weighed pounds and was cause for concern for himself and the club.
I guess I feel better all over. At 29, he is the age when a pitcher is thought to be in his prime. And that being the case, Fernandez is approaching a career crossroads.
After two successive losing seasons and with the final guaranteed year on his contract, Fernandez is at a point where he must re-establish himself as a force in the National League and provide more of what he gave the Mets from through , when he won 54 games.
If not, his uniform next year might be different in more than size. He recognized as much last September after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair damage in the knee.
So he spent the first three weeks of his offseason not in Honolulu with his bride of three months, but at Duke University, participating in a behavior-modification program designed to change his way of life as well as his profile. It got to a point where I should do something.
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