2001 Kingsport Mets Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 31-35
Finished 5th in the AL's South Division
Manager: Joey Cora (31-35)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: Hunter Wright Stadium
Attendance: 20,384, Avg. 703 in 29 home dates
2001 Kingsport Mets Statistics

The Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League ended the 2001 season with a record of 31 wins and 35 losses, finishing fifth in the league's South Division.

The Mets scored 315 runs and allowed 320 runs. Justin Huber drove in 31 runs. Sean Pittman led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .320. Kevin Deaton and D. J. Mattox topped the team with 5 wins each, while D. J. Mattox recorded a 2.41 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2001 Kingsport Mets who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Hietpas, Justin Huber and David Wright.

Joey Cora served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Domingo AcostaRROctober 5, 19806'1"188Santiago, Santiago DO
David BacaniRRJuly 30, 19795'7"170Long Beach, CA US
Yunior CabreraLLOctober 25, 19796'0"166San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Ryan DanlyLLJune 23, 19816'7"190Cedar Rapids, IA US
Kevin DeatonRRAugust 7, 19816'4"265Vero Beach, FL US
Harold EckertRRJuly 18, 19776'3"218Perth Amboy, NJ US
Sean FarrellLLOctober 24, 19816'4"220Huntington, NY US
Mark FurbushRRMarch 2, 19786'4"225Framingham, MA US
Kenji GarciaRRJuly 29, 19806'4"234Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Jose GomezRRDecember 16, 19806'2"165Santiago Rio, DO
Brett HarperLRJuly 31, 19816'2"245Salt Lake City, UT US
Brad HenslerRRMarch 4, 19786'0"195Pittsburgh, PA US
Joe HietpasRRMay 1, 19796'3"220Appleton, WI US
David HouselSRSeptember 6, 19816'2"165Morristown, NJ US
Justin HuberRRJuly 1, 19826'2"200Melbourne, Victoria AU
Joe JiannettiRRSeptember 25, 19816'1"190Tampa, FL US
Brandon KentnerRRAugust 7, 19816'3"200Little Rock, AR US
Wayne LydonSRApril 17, 19816'2"210Fort Belvoir, VA US
Mark MaberryRRJuly 31, 19746'3"200Cookeville, TN US
Luis MartinezRROctober 11, 19806'0"170Tamboril, Santiago DO
D. J. MattoxRRMay 24, 19806'2"195West Columbia, SC US
Domingo MorbanLLAugust 22, 19816'2"190San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Rylie OgleLLDecember 29, 19776'4"180Long Beach, CA US
Ryan OlsonSLJanuary 16, 19806'5"190Fontana, CA US
Tanner OsbergLRSeptember 10, 19826'4"180Lethbridge, AB CA
Barry PaulkLRMarch 20, 19795'10"180Miami, FL US
Juan PerezRRDecember 10, 19806'2"165San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Miguel PinangoRRJanuary 20, 19836'1"190Santa Lucia, Miranda VE
Sean PittmanSRApril 24, 19785'10"180Raleigh, NC US
Corey RagsdaleRRNovember 10, 19826'4"175Jonesboro, AR US
Danilo ReynosoRRApril 5, 19825'10"160San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Andres RodriguezRRFebruary 14, 19796'3"260San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Orlando RomanRRNovember 28, 19786'1"210Bayamon, PR
Justin SassanellaLRJune 6, 19836'3"190Auburn, IN US
Chris ShermanRRJuly 2, 19796'2"190Santa Cruz, CA US
Francisco SosaRRFebruary 12, 19795'11"190Esperanza, Valverde DO
Eric TempletRRApril 20, 19796'2"200Baton Rouge, LA US
Alhaji TurayRRSeptember 22, 19826'0"205Portland, OR US
Derran WattsRRJune 28, 19806'2"180Mississauga, ON CA
Jason WeintraubRRAugust 13, 19826'3"165Belleville, NJ US
Jayson WeirLLApril 3, 19835'10"180Atlanta, GA US
Justin WendtLRDecember 24, 19816'3"240High River, AB CA
Brandon WilsonRRSeptember 1, 19826'4"195Baton Rouge, LA US
David WrightRRDecember 20, 19826'0"205Norfolk, VA US

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.




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