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Philip Louis Maton III was born on March 25th, 1993, in Paducah, Kentucky. Family: Both of Maton's parents attended Eastern Illinois University playing sports. His father ran on the track team & his mother played volleyball.  Phil has two brothers, both played pro baseball. His brother Nick Maton has played parts of four seasons in ML with the Phillies (2021-2022) Tigers (2023) & Orioles (2024) batting .205. Phil attended Louisiana Tech where he ended his career as the school's all-time leader in innings pitched (358.2) & is second in strike outs (324). In 2015, the six foot two right hander was selected in the 20th round of the draft by the San Diego Padres. Maton came up with the Padres & spent parts of three seasons with them making 112 appearances with a 4.16 ERA. There his teammates gave him the nickname "Spin Rate". In July 2019 he was traded to the Cleveland Indians where he pitched middle relief for parts of three more seasons. On July 30th, ...

Michael Brent Cuddyer was born on March 27th, 1979, in Norfolk, Virginia. His parents are Henry & Marcia, he has one sister named Katie. Illness: A childhood virus has left him deaf in his left ear, but he claims he never had a problem hearing while on the field. He attended Great Bridge high school at Chesapeake, Virginia where he was an all-around star athlete. Cuddyer excelled in football, basketball & baseball, where he eventually won the 1997 Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year in his senior year. In 1996 he was part of the Bronze medal winning Team USA club. The six foot two, right hand hitting Cuddyer plays outfield, first base, third & second base. David Wright's Boyhood Pal: Cuddyer is a childhood friend to former Mets Captain, David Wright. The two have remained close friends their entire lives. Also in 1997, he was the Minnesota Twins number one pick (the 9th pick overall) but did not sign until that August. Twins Career: By 2001 he was hitting 30 HRs at ...

Vance Allen Wilson Was born on March 17, 1973, at Mesa, Arizona.  The local high school baseball star made Junior All American at Mesa Community College; he would later be elected to the school's Hall of Fame.   In 1993 Wilson drafted by the New York Mets in the 44th round.  After batting .302 in the NY / Penn. League in his initial year, his minor league career was hampered with injuries. He finally peeked into the majors for one game in 1999 as a defensive replacement.  He spent the 2000 season at AAA Norfolk as the team's main catcher, hitting 16 HRs with 62 RBIs while batting .260.  Mets Career: In the Mets 2000 NL Pennant season, he did appear in four games as a pinch hitter (going 0-4) that September but saw no post season action.  After the Pennant- 2001: Wilson began the year at AAA & was brought up in July, as the team's third string catcher behind Mike Piazza & Todd Pratt. In 32 games he hit well, batting .29...