Former Met of the Day: Tim Bogar (1993-1996)

Timothy Paul Bogar was born October 28, 1966 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was drafted by the Mets in the 8th round of the 1987. He came up to the Mets in 1993 and the ever versatile Bogar played all infield & outfield positions for the Mets from 1993-1996. In an August 1st game during his rookie year, he had four hits and hit two HRs in Philadelphia. He would only hit 6 HRs in 491 at bats in his Mets career. Bogar wasn’t much of a hitter batting, .244 then .154 in his first two seasons. In 1995 he had a fluke year batting .290 in 145 at bats, only to fall to .213 the next year. The slick fielding Bogar was traded at the end of Spring Training in 1997 to Houston for Luis Lopez. He spent two years in Houston hitting a high of .249 in 1997. He finished his nine year career in Los Angeles after 12 games in 2001, a lifetime .228 hitter.

Retirement: After his playing days he became a manager in the minor leagues winning Baseball Americas Future Manger Award. In 2009 he was the Boston Red Sox first base coach.