1998 New York Mets - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

1998 New York Mets

League

National League

Division

East

Calendar

1998 Baseball Calendar

Location

New York,New York

W-L Record

88-74 (.543) GBL: -18

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

2 / 6 / 11

Runs For/Against

706 / 639 Diff: +67

Playoffs

dnq

Playoff Series

dnq

Playoff Series

General Manager(s)

Steve Phillips

Manager(s)

Bobby Valentine

Ballpark

Shea Stadium

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Jason Tyner (1-21)

Attendance

2,287,948

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

$49,559,665

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Norfolk Tides (IL-AAA), Binghamton Mets (East-AA), St. Lucie Mets (FSL-A+), Columbia Bombers (SAL-A), Pittsfield Mets (NYPL-A-), Kingsport Mets (App-Rk), Gulf Coast Mets (GCL-Rk)

Years Active

1962-2021

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1998 New York Mets Season Roster

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Grid Filters		Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers 22-under over35
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
39	Benny Agbayani	26	1	OF-LF	5-11	225	R	R	1971-12-28	Honolulu,HI	1993- 30- 836-NYN	MLB	1998-2002	1993-2009	0.000	US
13	Edgardo Alfonzo	24	4	3B-2B	5-11	187	R	R	1973-11-08	Santa Teresa,VZ	1991- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1995-2006	1991-2010	0.000	VZ
23	Jermaine Allensworth	26	3	OF-CF	6-0	190	R	R	1972-01-11	Anderson,IN	1993- 1- 34-PIT	MLB	1996-1999	1991-2008	0.000	US
8	Carlos Baerga	29	9	2B-3B	5-11	215	B	R	1968-11-04	San Juan,PR	1985- 0- 0-SDN	MLB	1990-2005	1986-2005	0.000	PR
6	Rich Becker	26	6	OF-CF	5-10	193	L	L	1972-02-01	Aurora,IL	1990- 3- 85-MIN	MLB	1993-2000	1990-2002	0.000	US
43	Rigo Beltran	28	2	P	5-11	185	L	L	1969-11-13	Tijuana,MX	1991- 26- 675-SLN	MLB	1997-2004	1990-2006	0.000	MX
46	Willie Blair	32	9	P	6-1	185	R	R	1965-12-18	Paintsville,KY	1986- 11- 289-TOR	MLB	1990-2001	1985-2001	0.000	US
46	Brian Bohanon	29	9	P	6-2	240	L	L	1968-08-01	Denton,TX	1987- 1- 19-TEX	MLB	1990-2001	1987-2002	0.000	US
30	Alberto Castillo	28	4	C-P	6-0	185	R	R	1970-02-10	San Juan de Maguana,DR	1987- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1995-2007	1987-2009	0.000	DR
49	Brad Clontz	27	4	P	6-1	195	R	R	1971-04-26	Stuart,VA	1992- 10- 285-ATL	MLB	1995-2000	1990-2006	0.000	US
27	Dennis Cook	35	11	P	6-3	190	L	L	1962-10-04	La Marque,TX	1985- 18- 446-SFN	MLB	1988-2002	1981-2002	0.000	US
12	Jorge Fabregas	28	5	C-1B	6-3	215	L	R	1970-03-13	Miami,FL	1991- 1- 34-CAL	MLB	1994-2002	1989-2003	0.000	US
31	John Franco	37	15	P	5-10	185	L	L	1960-09-17	Brooklyn,NY	1981- 5- 125-LAN	MLB	1984-2005	1979-2005	0.000	US
15	Matt Franco	28	4	1B-3B	6-2	200	L	R	1969-08-19	Santa Monica,CA	1987- 7- 166-CHN	MLB	1995-2003	1987-2006	0.000	US
12	Shawn Gilbert	33	2	SS-OF	5-9	185	R	R	1965-03-12	Camden,NJ	1987- 12- 295-MIN	MLB	1997-2000	1986-2003	0.000	US
23	Bernard Gilkey	31	9	OF-LF	6-0	200	R	R	1966-09-24	St. Louis,MO	1984- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1990-2001	1985-2001	0.000	US
18	Todd Haney	32	5	2B-3B	5-9	165	R	R	1965-07-30	Galveston,TX	1987- 38- 958-SEA	MLB	1992-1998	1986-1999	0.000	US
19	Lenny Harris	33	11	3B-2B	5-10	220	L	R	1964-10-28	Miami,FL	1983- 5- 108-CIN	MLB	1988-2005	1983-2005	0.000	US
43	John Hudek	31	5	P	6-1	205	B	R	1966-08-08	Tampa,FL	1988- 10- 249-CHA	MLB	1994-1999	1988-1999	0.000	US
9	Todd Hundley	29	9	C-LF	5-11	199	B	R	1969-05-27	Martinsville,VA	1987- 2- 39-NYN	MLB	1990-2003	1987-2003	0.000	US
42	Butch Huskey	26	5	3B-RF	6-3	244	R	R	1971-11-10	Anadarko,OK	1989- 7- 190-NYN	MLB	1993-2000	1989-2001	0.000	US
28	Bobby Jones	28	6	P	6-4	225	R	R	1970-02-10	Fresno,CA	1991- 1- 36-NYN	MLB	1993-2002	1989-2006	0.000	US
33	Mike Kinkade	25	1	3B-OF	6-1	210	R	R	1973-05-06	Livonia,MI	1995- 9- 236-MIL	MLB	1998-2003	1992-2008	0.000	US
11	Wayne Kirby	34	8	OF-CF	5-10	190	L	R	1964-01-22	Williamsburg,VA	1983- 13- 289-LAN	MLB	1991-1998	1983-2001	0.000	US
22	Al Leiter	32	12	P	6-3	220	L	L	1965-10-23	Toms River,NJ	1984- 2- 50-NYA	MLB	1987-2005	1984-2005	0.000	US
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
17	Luis Lopez	27	5	SS-2B	5-11	166	B	R	1970-09-04	Cidra,PR	1987- 0- 0-SDN	MLB	1993-2005	1988-2005	0.000	PR
36	Greg McMichael	31	6	P	6-3	215	R	R	1966-12-01	Knoxville,TN	1988- 7- 163-CLE	MLB	1993-2000	1988-2000	0.000	US
56	Brian McRae	30	9	OF-CF	6-0	195	B	R	1967-08-27	Bradenton,FL	1985- 1- 17-KCA	MLB	1990-1999	1985-1999	0.000	US
26	Ralph Milliard	24	3	2B-SS	5-11	175	R	R	1973-12-30	Willemstad,CC	1992- 0- 0-MIA	MLB	1996-1998	1993-2001	0.000	CC
38	Dave Mlicki	30	6	P	6-4	205	R	R	1968-06-08	Cleveland,OH	1990- 17- 460-CLE	MLB	1992-2002	1990-2002	0.000	US
16	Hideo Nomo	29	4	P	6-2	230	R	R	1968-08-31	Osaka,JP	1995- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1995-2008	1990-2008	0.000	JP
5	John Olerud	29	10	1B-DH	6-5	220	L	L	1968-08-05	Seattle,WA	1989- 3- 79-TOR	MLB	1989-2005	1987-2005	0.000	US
10	Rey Ordonez	25	3	SS-2B	5-9	159	R	R	1972-11-11	Havana,CU	1993- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1996-2004	1993-2004	0.000	CU
18	Craig Paquette	29	6	3B-1B	6-0	190	R	R	1969-03-08	Long Beach,CA	1989- 8- 218-OAK	MLB	1993-2003	1989-2007	0.000	US
25	Jay Payton	25	1	CF-LF	5-10	185	R	R	1972-11-22	Zanesville,OH	1994- 1- 29-NYN	MLB	1998-2010	1992-2010	0.000	US
6	Tony Phillips	39	17	2B-SS	5-10	175	B	R	1959-04-25	Atlanta,GA	1978- 1- 10-MON	MLB	1982-1999	1978-2015	0.000	US
31	Mike Piazza	29	7	C-DH	6-3	215	R	R	1968-09-04	Norristown,PA	1988- 62-1390-LAN	MLB	1992-2007	1989-2007	0.000	US
7	Todd Pratt	31	6	C-1B	6-3	230	R	R	1967-02-09	Bellevue,NE	1985- 6- 153-BOS	MLB	1992-2006	1985-2006	0.000	US
21	Bill Pulsipher	24	2	P	6-3	200	L	L	1973-10-09	Fort Benning,GA	1991- 2- 66-NYN	MLB	1995-2005	1992-2011	0.000	US
35	Rick Reed	32	10	P-RF	6-1	195	R	R	1965-08-16	Huntington,WV	1986- 26- 644-PIT	MLB	1988-2003	1985-2003	0.000	US
40	Armando Reynoso	32	8	P	6-0	204	R	R	1966-05-01	San Luis Potosi,MX	1990- 0- 0-ATL	MLB	1991-2002	1990-2002	0.000	MX
51	Mel Rojas	31	9	P	5-11	212	R	R	1966-12-10	Haina,DR	1985- 0- 0-MON	MLB	1990-1999	1986-2004	0.000	DR
33	Tim Spehr	31	7	C-1B	6-2	200	R	R	1966-07-02	Excelsior Springs,MO	1988- 5- 127-KCA	MLB	1991-1999	1988-2001	0.000	US
36	Jeff Tam	27	1	P	6-1	202	R	R	1970-08-19	Fullerton,CA	1993- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1998-2003	1993-2008	0.000	US
19	Jim Tatum	30	5	3B-OF	6-2	200	R	R	1967-10-09	San Diego,CA	1985- 3- 76-SDN	MLB	1992-1998	1985-2000	0.000	US
99	Turk Wendell	31	6	P	6-2	205	L	R	1967-05-19	Pittsfield,MA	1988- 5- 112-ATL	MLB	1993-2004	1988-2004	0.000	US
39	Rick Wilkins	31	8	C-1B	6-2	215	L	R	1967-06-04	Jacksonville,FL	1986- 23- 582-CHN	MLB	1991-2001	1987-2002	0.000	US
11	Preston Wilson	23	1	CF-OF	6-2	193	R	R	1974-07-19	Bamberg,SC	1992- 1- 9-NYN	MLB	1998-2007	1993-2009	0.000	US
21	Masato Yoshii	33	1	P	6-2	210	R	R	1965-04-20	Osaka,JP	1997- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1998-2002	1985-2007	0.000	JP
49 record(s)

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