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DJ Stewart: Former Mets Outfielder (2023 - 2024)

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Demetrius Jerome Stewart was born November 30th, 1993, in Gainesville, Florida. His father Reggie had been drafted by the San Diego Padres & played minor league ball but never got to the major leagues. DJ attended high school in Jacksonville where he played both baseball & football.  He was originally drafted by the AL New York team but did not sign. Instead, he chose to attend Florida State University playing baseball for the Seminoles. Florida State: In his first year  with the Seminoles,   Stewart hit .364 & followed in his sophomore year getting voted Atlantic Coast Player of the Year a well as All-American.  In 2019 he was named to the Seminoles baseball All- Decade team. In 2016 he was the Baltimore Orioles first round draft pick, the 25th overall player chosen. In 2018 at AAA Norfolk, DJ hit 12 HRs with 55 RBIs getting a September call up by then Orioles manager Buk Showalter. MLB Career:  On September 12th, he debuted in a 10-0 lo...
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Amed Rosario: Former Mets Top Prospect Short Stop (2017 - 2019)

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German Amed Rosario was born November 20th, 1995, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  Growing up he was a fan of the Boston Red Sox with his two favorite players being Hanley Ramirez & the Mets own Jose Reyes. The six-foot two short stop was signed by the New York Mets in July 2012 for $1.75 million, the largest international signing bonus ever given out by the Mets. Rosario was considered an outstanding defensive short stop, fleet footed, with wide range & a strong arm. He was looked at with the potential to hit .300 with some power. In 2013 at age 17, he began his career with the Kingsport Mets going to Savannah & then the Brooklyn Cyclones. In 2014 he hit .289 in Brooklyn playing great defense.  In 2015 he began the year with A ball St. Lucie getting promoted to AA Binghamton for two games. In 2016 he got to play in the Future's Game at San Diego on the World Team.  Rosario started out back with A ball St. Lucie batting...
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Ruben Tejada: Former Met Who's NLDS Injury Had MLB Change Base Running Sliding Rule (2010 - 2016/ 2019)

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Ruben Dario Tejada was Born on October 27th, 1989, in Santiago, Veraguas, Panama. His father was a mechanic & his mother worked as a secretary. Ruben also has a younger brother. As a youth he competed in the 2001 Little League World Series. Then in 2006, he participated in the World Junior Championship. In 2006 the five-foot eleven infielder was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent . In 2007, Ruben played for the St. Lucie Mets moving up to AA Binghamton the following season where he hit .289. Mets Career: In 2010 young 20-year-old baby faced kid was invited to the Mets Spring Training  & made the club heading north to New York. At the time Tejada was the third youngest player in the league.  In the second game of the season, he debuted as a pinch hitter, going hitless in the Mets loss to the Marlins.  On April 9th in a 9-2 win over the Nationals at Citi Field, he got his first big league hit, coming off Tyler Walker in the 8th inning....
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