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Jon Matlack: Mets Team Hall of Fame Inductee (Part One:1971 - 1973)

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Jonathan Trumpbour Matlack was born on January 19, 1950 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The tall six foot three, left hander, was one of eight children to Ralph Russell Matlack & Marcella (Trumpbour) Matlack. His middle name, is a tribute his mothers maiden name, honoring the family's Dutch ancestry that dates back to Saugerties, New York in the 1700's. Matlack was yet another good pitching prospect developed by the Mets in the late 1960s, early 1970s period. #1 Draft Pick: He was the Mets number-one selection, in the June 1967 draft, the fourth pick overall. The Mets didn’t rush him; he was brought up slowly because the Mets were loaded with good pitching in those days. This certainly helped his development along the way as he posted three straight winning seasons with double figures at the AAA level. In 1969 as the Amazing Mets were winning the World Series, Jon Matlack was going 14-7 at AAA Tidewater. He followed up in 1970 with a 12-11 season striking out 146 batt...
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Jared Young: Mets DH- Utility Player (2025)

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Jared Michael Young was born July 9th, 1995 in British Colombia Canada. The six foot-two first baseman, outfielder bats left & throws right. Young first attended Minot State & Connors State Universities. He then attended Old Dominion University playing for the Monarchs earning All American Third Team honors. In 2017 he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 15th round. MLB Career: On September 16th, Young made his debut collecting a double in his fourth career at bat in a 2-1 win over the Rockies. He collected a double the next game as well, hitting safely in five of the six games he played in. On June 28th Young was back with the Cubs & hit his first career HR coming off the Phil's Aaron Nola in an 8-5 loss at Wrigley Field. Young would drive in runs in his first three games, having his first multi-RBI game while collecting four hits in that time. On September 22nd, Young had hit his HR with a two run shot off the Rockies Gavin Hollowell for his second multi-RBI game...
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Brandon Waddell: Former Mets Relief Pitcher (2025)

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Brandon David Waddell was born June 3rd, 1994 at Houston Texas. The tall six foot three left hander was a high school honor student in Houston. He then attended the University of Virginia earning a degree in Economics. There he was named to two straight college All-World Series teams, getting to the 2014 & 2015 College World Series. In 2015 he was the winning pitcher in the decisive game winning the NCAA Championship. In 2015 he was then selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth round of the draft.  MLB Debut: In 202 Waddell made his debut appearing in two games for the Pirates. He was placed on waivers then was selected by the Twins where he appeared in four games the following season. Waddell would move to the Orioles & Cardinals organizations that same season, making five brief MLB appearances. Korea & China: In July 2022 he signed with the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization appearing in 11 games going 5-3 with a 3.60 ERA.  In 2023 he began...
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