Jesse Winker: 2024 Wild Card Champion Mets DH /Outfielder (2024 - 2025)
Jesse Winker was born on August 17th, 1993, in Buffalo, New York. His family lived in Niagara Falls until he was seven years old & they relocated to Orlando, Florida. As a teenager he played baseball with future Met Francisco Lindor & the two became friends. Quotes- Francisco Lindor: " He always talked a lot, he was always crazy, he was always outgoing, he could always hit, he was always funny. He hasn't changed much." Although he was committed to playing baseball at Florida State, he got signed by the Cincinnati Reds as first round pick & chose not to attend the college. Winker would play five seasons with the Reds (2017-2021) batting an overall .288. In those years he batted over .290 three times with a career best .305 average in 2021. That season he put up career highs in hits (129) doubles (32) HRs (24) RBIs (71) OPS (.949) & made an All-Star appearance. Multi-Hit Multi- HR Games: On May 21st Winker had his first career multi-three HR game, coming ...