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Remembering Mets History (1986) The Start of the Mets Championship Season

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Tuesday April 8th, 1986:  In 1985 the Mets won 98 games finishing three games behind the St. Louis Cardinals, getting eliminated on the final days of the season. After the disappointment of not making the playoffs the Mets & their fans went into 1986 looking to win it all. With all the Mets talent, the feeling was nothing else but a championship would be acceptable. In the off season, the Mets had traded for starting pitcher Bobby Ojeda & infielder Tim Teufel. Ojeda would go on to lead the talented staff in victories going 185 with a 2.57 ERA.  Tim Teufel would platoon with Wally Backman at second base. He would bat .247 with 4 HRs & 1 RBIs in 93 games. Early in Spring Training, Mookie Wilson was struck in the right eye by a ball thrown by Rafael Santana during a rundown drill. Mookie  would miss the start of the season, opening the door of opportunity for Lenny Dykstra who would prove to be a big part of the Mets outfield. Lenny would ba...
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Jeff McNeil: 2022 N.L. Batting Champion (2018 - 2025)

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Jeff McNeil was born on April 8th, 1992, in Santa Barbara, California. The six foot one, left-handed batter throws right-handed. In high school he played three seasons as basketball player, averaging 17 points a game.  He was also more interested in gold but a disappointing performance in the 2009 Junior Amateur Championship had him focus more on baseball. He did not start playing baseball until his senior year. After getting noticed by Cal State where he got a scholarship, he moved over to Long Beach State in his junior year.  There he was named to the All-Bug West team getting drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 2013 draft. Nickname: In college he was called the Flying Squirrell a moniker that stuck with him in the major leagues after a roommate found out about it in his rookie year. Minor League Career: He missed a lot of action due to injuries in 2016 & 2017 playing in only 51 games in those years. He began 2018 at AA ...
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