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Jose Alejandro Butto was born March 19th, 1988, in Cumana Venezuela. In 2017 the six-foot one right hander was signed by the New York Mets as an international free agent at 18 years old. He began his career pitching at the A-ball level from 2018-2019. Butto did not pitch in the 2020 Covid-19 season.  In 2021 he reported to A-ball Brooklyn averaging 9.3 strike outs per nine innings getting promoted to AA Binghamton where he won a mid-August Northeast Pitcher of the Week Award. In 2022 Butto was ranked as the Mets #15 prospect as he began the year at AA Binghamton going 6-5 with a 4.00 ERA. He was placed on the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule v draft & ended up getting called up to the Mets in late August. Mets Career: On August 21st, Butto made his MLB debut, helping a depleted pitching staff with a start in Philadelphia. He had a rough outing allowing seven runs including HRs to Alec Bohm & Jean Segura in a 10-9 Mets loss. He was sent back t...

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 ...