St. Lucie Mets
The St. Lucie Mets are a minor league baseball team based in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Ike Davis, former first baseman
for the New York Mets
for the New York Mets
| St. Lucie Mets Founded in 1988 Port St. Lucie, Florida | |||||
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| Class | Advanced-A (1990–present) | ||||
| Previous classes | Class A (1988-1989) | ||||
| League | Florida State League (1988–present) | ||||
| Division | South Division | ||||
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| Team | New York Mets (1988–present) | ||||
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| League titles (5) |
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| Division titles (6) |
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| Nickname | St. Lucie Mets (1988–present) | ||||
| Mascot | Klutch (2013-present) Slider (1995-2012) | ||||
| Ballpark | Clover Park (1988–present) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | New York Mets | ||||
| Manager | Rich Donnelly | ||||
| General Manager | Traer Van Allen | ||||
The team, which plays in the Florida State League, is the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the New York Mets major-league club.
The team plays at Clover Park, which is currently undergoing a $60 million renovation as part of an agreement with the Mets to continue spring training there for an additional 25 years.[1] Opened in 1988, the park seats 7,347 fans.
They have won the Florida State League Championship five times (1988, 1996, 1998, 2003, and 2006).
Former St. Lucie Mets players currently on the New York Mets roster include Noah Syndergaard and 2014 NL Rookie of the Year[2][3] and 2018 NL Cy Young Award winner[4] Jacob deGrom.
The team announced on June 25, 2017, that Tim Tebow was promoted to the Mets from the Columbia Fireflies, and would play against the Palm Beach Cardinals on June 27.[5]
Playoffs
- 2016: Lost to Bradenton 2-0 in semifinals.
- 2012: Lost to Jupiter 2-1 in semifinals.
- 2011: Defeated Bradenton 2-1 in semifinals; lost to Daytona 3-1 in finals.
- 2007: Lost to Brevard County 2-1 in semifinals.
- 2006: Defeated Palm Beach 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Dunedin 3-0 to win championship.
- 2003: Defeated Jupiter 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Dunedin 3-1 to win championship.
- 2000: Lost to Daytona 2-0 in semifinals.
- 1998: Defeated Jupiter 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Tampa 3-2 to win championship.
- 1996: Defeated Vero Beach 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Clearwater 3-1 to win championship.
- 1993: Defeated Lakeland 2-1 in semifinals; lost to Clearwater 3-1 in finals.
- 1992: Lost to Osceola 2-0 in quarterfinals.
- 1991: Defeated Sarasota 2-1 in quarterfinals; lost to Clearwater 2-1 in semifinals.
- 1990: Lost to Vero Beach 2-1 in quarterfinals.
- 1989: Lost to Charlotte 2-1 in semifinals.
- 1988: Defeated Lakeland 2-1 in quarterfinals; defeated Tampa 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Osceola 2-0 to win championship.
Roster
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Notable alumni
Baseball Hall of Fame alumni
- Gary Carter (2006, MGR) Inducted, 2003
- Pedro Martinez (2007-2008) Inducted, 2015
- Mike Piazza Inducted, 2016
Notable alumni
- Rick Aguilera (1988) 3 x MLB All-Star
- Edgardo Alfonzo (1992)(2010, MGR) MLB All-Star
- Moises Alou (2008) 6 x MLB All-Star
- Jason Bay (2002, 2011-2012) 3 x MLB All-Star; 2004 NL Rookie of the Year
- Heath Bell (2000) 3 x MLB All-Star
- Carlos Beltran (2010) 9 x MLB All-Star; 1999 AL Rookie of the Year
- Jeromy Burnitz (1990) MLB All-Star
- Mike Cameron (2005) MLB All-Star
- Luis Castillo (2010) 3 x MLB All-Star
- Yoenis Cespedes (2016) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Endy Chavez (2005, 2007)
- Vince Coleman (1992) 2 x MLB All-Star; 1985 NL Rookie of the Year
- Tony Clark (2003) MLB All-Star
- David Cone (2003) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1994 NL Cy Young Award
- Michael Cuddyer (2015) 2 x MLB All-Star; 2013 NL Batting Title
- Jacob deGrom 3 x MLB All-Star; 2014 NL Rookie of the Year; 2018 NL ERA Title; 2018 NL Cy Young Award
- Octavio Dotel (1995-1997)
- Sid Fernandez (1991, 1993) MLB All-Star
- Cliff Floyd (2004, 2006) MLB All-Star
- John Franco (2003) 4 x MLB All-Star
- Darryl Hamilton (2000)
- Pete Harnisch (1996-1997) MLB All-Star
- Matt Harvey (2011) MLB All-Star
- Keith Hernandez (1989) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1979 NL Most Valuable Player
- Orlando Hernandez (2008)
- Todd Hundley (1988, 1998) 2 x MLB-All Star
- Clint Hurdle (1988-1989, MGR) 2013 NL Manager of the Year
- Jason Isringhausen (1994, 1997) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Scott Kazmir (2003)
- Doug Mientkiewicz (2005)
- Melvin Mora (1998) MLB All-Star
- Guillermo Mota (1993)
- Daniel Murphy (2007, 2010, 2015) 3 x MLB All-Star
- Angel Pagan (2002-2003, 2008-2009, 2011)
- Oliver Perez (2009-2010)
- Jose Reyes (2002, 2004, 2010) 4 x MLB All-Star; 2011 NL Batting Title
- Benito Santiago (2005) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1987 NL rookie of the Year
- Pete Schourek (1989)
- Steve Trachsel (2005)
- Justin Turner (2013) MLB All-Star
- Jose Valentin (2007-2008)
- Fernando Vina (1992) MLB All-Star
- Billy Wagner (2009) 7 x MLB All-Star
- Ty Wigginton (2004) MLB All-Star
- Preston Wilson (1996-1997) MLB All-Star
- David Wright (2003, 2011, 2015) 7 x MLB All-Star
References
- "Renovations to Mets' First Data Field set to begin April 1". TCPalm. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/11855105/2014-mlb-rookie-year-jacob-degrom-new-york-mets-named-nl-winner
- http://m.mlb.com/news/article/101049102/mets-jacob-degrom-named-nl-rookie-of-the-year
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2018.shtml#NL_CYA_voting_link
- "Tim Tebow to join St. Lucie Mets on Tuesday" milb.com June 25, 2017
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