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June 1966:  In the 1966 amateur draft held on this day the New York Mets made one the worst decisions that would affect the team's future for years to come.  The Mets chose catcher Steve Chilcott as the number one draft pick, the first pick overall. In choosing Chilcott they passed up on a guy named Reggie Jackson. Reggie would get picked next by the Kansas City Athletics. Steven Lynn Chilcott was born on September 23rd, 1948, in Lancaster, California. The five foot eleven catcher/ first baseman was the Mets number one draft pick in the 1966 amateur draft.  Chilcott he is the only position player to be chosen first overall & never make the major leagues.  Chilcott was a star athlete at Antelope Valley high school, playing both baseball & football. He attracted a lot of attention & the scouts came out to see him. Among those coming out to watch him play, was the Mets manager Casey Stengle. Chilcott remembered that the day Stengel came to the ballpark to...

Reed Garrett was born January 2nd, 1993, in Henrico Virginia. The six foot two, right hander attended high school at historic Richmond. . Military School: Reed then attended  the Virginia Military Institute, which is the oldest public military college in the US.  There he pitched for the Keydets baseball team getting drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round (486th pick overall) of the 2014 draft. Reed spent 2014 & 2015 at the ball level reaching AAA Round Rock for one game the following year. He spent the next two seasons in the AA Texas League & the AAA Pacific Coast League.  In 2019 he was drafted (Rule V) away by the Detroit Tigers. He was invited to Spring Training & made the roster north. MLB Career: On March 29th he debuted pitching a scoreless inning of relief in a 6-0 loss at Toronto. On April 1st, he pitched in New York & struck out two batters in 1.1 innings of work. He made 13 appearances giving up 15 earned runs with a 8.22 ERA before ...

Michael James Jacobs was born October 30, 1980, in Chula Vista California.  The six-foot three-inch, left-hand hitter was originally selected by the New York Mets as a catcher in the 38th round of the 1999 draft. By 2003 he had developed into a power hitter (17 HRs) and won the Sterling Award as the Mets top prospect. In 2004 he suffered a torn labrum while at AAA Norfolk and the next season learned how to play first base.  In 2005 he hit 25 HRs with 93 RBIs at AA Binghamton, getting called up to the Mets in August, to replace Doug Mientkiewicz and help solve the first base problem. Mets Career- HR In First MLB At Bat:   On August 21st, Mike J acobs made his MLB debut in a 7-4 loss to the Washington Nationals. He became the fourth Met in team history to homer in his first MLB at bat, hitting a 5th inning three run shot off Esteban Loiza.  On August 23rd, in his third career game, Jacobs hit a 5th inning two run HR off Claudio Vargas in a 14-1 Mets ...