Late Nineties Mets Utility Player: Mike Kinkade (1998-2000)
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In 1998 at AAA Norfolk Kinkade batted .280 playing in 30 games after arriving that July. He got a September call up debuting on September 8th in Philadelphia, going 0-2 in a 16-4 loss to the Phillies. He would only make two other appearances that season, both as a pinch runner, scoring runs both times.
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Two weeks later he hit another HR, this one in Arizona. Overall he hit just .196 (9-46) with two HRs two doubles & six RBIs, getting sent back down to AAA at the end of May. At Norfolk he batted .308 at with 7 HRs 20 doubles seven stolen bases & 49 RBIs.

Meanwhile Kincaide went on to play for the US Olympic Team that won a Gold Medal at Sydney, Australia that same year. He scored the second run in the semi final 3-2 U.S. victory over South Korea. Kincade saw action in 61 games in 2001 batting .275 for the Orioles, playing mostly in left field.
At the end of the season he signed on with the Los Angeles Dodgers and spent two seasons there, batting .380 in just 50 at bats in 2002.

In a brief six year career he hit .256 with 110 hits 13 HRs 20 doubles & 48 RBIs in 222 games played.
Retirement: In 2011 he is a coach for the Seattle Mariners minor league team the Everett Aqua Sox.
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