Ed Lynch: Brooklyn Born 1980's Mets Pitcher (1980-1986)
Edward Francis Lynch was born on February 25th, 1956, in Brooklyn, New York. The Lynch family soon moved to Westchester County & then to Miami Florida. In high school at Miami, Ed played both basketball & baseball making All-City honors. His brother Chris was also right-handed pitcher, getting drafted three times by the Cardinals (1972) Mets (1973) & then Dodgers (1974) instead he chose to finish college & go to law school. The six-foot six inch tall, Lynch was such a good basketball player, he went to the University of South Carolina on a basketball contract. But he ended up playing on the baseball team instead getting to the College World Series. He played on that team with future Mets teammate Mookie Wilson. In 1977 Lynch was a business management graduate. That year he was also drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 22nd round. In 1977 he pitched at the A ball level then was promoted to AA the next season. In 1979 at AAA Tus...