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Remembering Mets History (2012) David Wright Becomes Mets All Time RBI Leader

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Wednesday April 25th, 2012: A crowd of 20,683 came out to Citi Field tonight to see Terry Collins Mets (10-8) take on Ozzie Guillen's Miami Marlins (7-10).  Tonight's game would be highlighted by a Mets franchise milestone, as David Wright would pass Darryl Strawberry for most RBIs in Mets Team history. Strawberry had held the record since leaving the Mets in 1990. The starting pitchers for the game, were the Mets R.A. Dickey & the Marlins veteran, Mark Buehrle. In the bottom of the 1st, R.A. Dickey retired the Marlins in order. In the bottom of the 1st, Mark Buehrle struck out the first two Mets & retired Daniel Murphy for an easy inning. In the bottom of the 2nd, Wright led off the inning & flew out to right field. He would do the same in his second at bat in the 4th inning. Both pitchers held their opponent down to just one hit through the first four innings. In the top of the 5th, R.A. Dickey gave up a HR to Omar Infante putting  the Marlins up 1-0. In the bo...
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J.D. Davis: Former Mets Third Baseman (2019 - 2022)

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Jonathan Gregory Davis was born April 27th, 1993, in Elk Grove, California. The six-foot, three right-handed hitter is primarily a third baseman. But he can play at first base as well as the outfield & DH. He was drafted by the Houston Astros as a fifth round pick in 2011 out of Cal Fullerton State University. There he played from 2012 - 2014 & was also used as a pitcher. Davis was an impressive hitter in his minor league career, after blowing through the low levels of the minors he hit 26 HRs with 101 RBIs & batted .289 in 2015 at A ball Lancaster in the Advanced California League.  The next year he hit 23 HRs with 81 RBIs at AA Corpus Christi. After a great start in 2017 he was pushed up to AAA Fresno, where he hit 5 HRs with 18 RBIs in just 16 games. MLB Career: He was called up by the Astros on August 5th, 2017, making his debut in a 4-3 loss to Toronto. On August 24th, he hit his first career HR & hit another the next day, helping the Astros ...
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Carlos Beltran: The Mets Years (2005 - 2011)

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Carlos Ivan Beltran was born April 24th, 1977, in Manati, Puerto Rico. The six foot one Beltran was a star outfielder & volleyball player in his high school.  The   switch-hitting  outfielder was drafted in the second round of the 1995 draft by the Kansas City Royals at age 18. He was highly touted as a five-tool  player. quickly getting called up to the big leagues by 1998. Mets Career: In 2005 Beltran took over the centerfield job from Mike Cameron. Cameron moved over to left field but was not happy with the move. Quotes- Mike Cameron:  " Carlos is no doubt one of the best, if not the best defensive centerfielders in the game, and one of the best in Mets history. He plays with a smooth style, covers great range, goes back on a ball better than anyone, and had a strong accurate arm." Beltran quickly became popular with  the fans. Beltran & Pedro Martinez also acquired that off season, via free agency, help changed the organization around....
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