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Kevin McReynolds: 1988 N.L. Eastern Champion Mets Out Fielder (1987 - 1991)

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Walter Kevin McReynolds was born October 16, 1959, in Little Rock Arkansas. His father was a mechanic in the US Army & the family lived on Camp Robinson, a National Guard base. Kathryn McReynolds stayed at home taking care of Kevin, his two brothers & their sister. Kevin was a star athlete at Sylvan high school, at Little Rock. Eventually The Kevin McReynolds Sports Complex there would be named in his honor. The six-foot right-hand hitter attended the University of Arkansas & was the San Diego Padres first round pick in 1981. He went on to win back-to-back minor league MVP awards in both the California League & Pacific Coast League batting over .350 both times. MLB Debut: In June 1983 , He was brought up briefly by the Padres, hitting a HR in his first career game. Overall, in 34 games he hit 4 HRs batting .221. In the 1984 Padres NL Championship season  he was their everyday center fielder, leading all N.L. out fielders in assists (...
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Dan Napolean: Mid Sixties Mets Outfielder (1965-1966)

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Daniel Napoleon was born January 11, 1942, in Claysburg, Pennsylvania. The five-foot eleven right-handed hitter was raised outside of Southern New Jersey. Napoleon then played baseball at Central High School in Trenton, New Jersey. After attending Ryder University, he was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1964.  That year he hit .351 with 36 HRs and was named Rookie of the Year in the NY Penn League. He was scouted as a strong-armed outfielder with power. Mets Career:   In 1965 he made the Mets club out of Spring Training,  donning the uniform number 16 the same year Dwight Gooden was born.  Napoleon was mostly  used  as a pinch hitter & pinch runner in his rookie year. Napoleon made his début in the second game of the season as an 11th inning pinch hitter against the Houston Colt 45's.  Napoleon came to bat after Ron Swoboda had just hit a HR, he followed with a base hit & scored on Cleon Jones' base hit. T...
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