1990 Kingsport Mets Roster
Team Record: 41-31
Finished 3rd in the AL
Manager: Jim Thrift (41-31)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: J. Fred Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 37,363, Avg. 1,038
The Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League ended the 1990 season with a record of 41 wins and 31 losses, finishing third in the AL.
The Mets scored 370 runs and conceded 307 runs. Butch Huskey led Kingsport with 14 home runs and drove in 53 runs. Aaron Ledesma and Omar Garcia topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .333. Nate Benson, Rob Carpentier, Tom Engle and Rob Rees paced the team with 6 wins each, while Rob Carpentier registered a 1.76 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1990 Kingsport Mets who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Butch Huskey, Quilvio Veras, Aaron Ledesma, Héctor Carrasco and Micah Franklin.
Jim Thrift served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anaya | R | R | March 21, 1970 | 6'1" | 175 | Albuquerque, NM US |
| Nate Benson | R | R | February 26, 1969 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Rich Bristow | S | R | February 22, 1970 | 6'5" | 180 | Lincoln, IL US |
| Rob Carpentier | L | R | July 24, 1968 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Héctor Carrasco | R | R | October 22, 1969 | 6'2" | 235 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Darwin Davis | R | R | May 1, 1972 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Jay Davis | L | L | October 3, 1970 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Tom Engle | R | R | February 14, 1971 | 6'3" | 215 | Lancaster, OH US |
| Micah Franklin | S | R | April 25, 1972 | 6'0" | 205 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Edwards Fully | R | R | July 14, 1971 | 5'11" | 191 | La Romana, DO |
| Omar Garcia | R | R | November 16, 1971 | 6'0" | 188 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Butch Huskey | R | R | November 10, 1971 | 6'3" | 244 | Anadarko, OK US |
| Marcel Johnson | R | R | April 15, 1970 | 6'4" | 210 | Oakland, CA US |
| Travis Kinyoun | S | R | October 14, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Aaron Ledesma | R | R | June 3, 1971 | 6'2" | 200 | Union City, CA US |
| Mike Lehnerz | R | R | March 1, 1970 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Darian Lindsay | S | L | October 7, 1970 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Reynaldo Martinez | R | November 10, 1970 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Wayne Mathis | L | R | December 17, 1969 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Bernie Millan | S | R | December 27, 1970 | 6'1" | 202 | Santurce, PR |
| Tony Moore | R | R | January 1, 1971 | 6'0" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Chaco Polanco | R | December 5, 1970 | 6'1" | 168 | ||
| Rob Rees | R | R | September 19, 1970 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Mason Rudolph | R | R | January 28, 1970 | 6'1" | 204 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Tim Sandy | L | R | January 28, 1971 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Steve Steele | R | R | September 4, 1972 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Cap Van Rynbach | R | R | July 15, 1969 | 6'2" | 177 | |
| Quilvio Veras | S | R | April 3, 1971 | 5'9" | 166 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Tom Wegmann | R | R | August 29, 1968 | 6'0" | 190 | Dyersville, IA US |
| Charles Williams | R | R | August 20, 1971 | 5'11" | 190 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
