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Melvin Mora was born on February 2, 1972, in Yaracuy Venezuela. The five-foot eleven right hand hitting Mora, was signed by the Houston Astros in 1991. Mora would play in their minor league system until the New York Mets signed him as a free agent in 1998. In 1999 Mora was hitting well at AAA Norfolk, getting a call up to the Mets at the end of May. Mets Career:  On May 30th, Mora debuted for the Mets playing short & going 0-3 in a 10-1 loss to the Arizona D-backs  at Shea Stadium . He remained on the club being used mostly as a pinch hitter & defensive replacement. He did not collect his first hit until July 6th which was his twentieth game. Mora got two hits that month & was sent back down to AA Norfolk on August 2nd. There he hit well again batting .303 with 8 HRs 18 stolen bases & 36 RBIs in 82 games with the Tides. He returned to the Mets in September & saw action throughout the month filling in the outfield. In 66 games, he ...

Robert Joseph Jones was born on February 10, 1970, in Tom Seaver’s hometown of Fresno, California. There he attended Fresno high, the same high school as Seaver. The six-foot four right-handed Jones became the Mets first round compensatory pick in the 1991 draft (36th pick overall) when Daryl Strawberry left for free agency.  The next year he was the AA Eastern League Pitcher of the Year going 12-4 with a 1.88 ERA at Binghamton. In 1993 Jones went 12-10 with a 3.63 ERA in 24 games, at AAA Norfolk getting a call up to the Mets staff that August.  MLB Debut: The right-handed Bobby Jones made his debut on August 14, 1993, at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia beating the Phillies, allowing just one run over six innings.  He lost his next two decisions, but in his last outing of the season he pitched ten innings of shutout ball against the St. Louis Cardinals at Shea Stadium. He struck out nine batters, but got no decision, in the 1-0 Mets extra innin...