1998 St. Lucie Mets Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 70-66
Finished 2nd in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Howie Freiling (70-66)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida
Ballpark: First Data Field
Attendance: 37,189, Avg. 600 in 62 home dates
1998 St. Lucie Mets Statistics

Playoffs - St. Lucie Mets 2 games, Jupiter Hammerheads 0
Finals - St. Lucie Mets 3 games, Tampa Yankees 2

The St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League ended the 1998 season with a record of 70 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Mets scored 623 runs and surrendered 623 runs. Bryon Gainey led St. Lucie with 19 home runs B. J. Huff drove in 60 runs. Junior Zamora paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .285. Ken Pumphrey topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.17 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Derek Aucoin, Mike Bell, Eric Cammack, Tim Corcoran, Dicky Gonzalez, Todd Haney, Todd Hundley, Melvin Mora, Jay Payton, Jason Phillips, Todd Pratt, Armando Reynoso, Grant Roberts, Jae Weong Seo, Tim Spehr, Jason Tyner, Yohanny Valera, Paul Wilson and Vance Wilson were all players from the 1998 St. Lucie Mets who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Howie Freiling served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ivan ArteagaLRJuly 20, 19726'2"227Puerto Cabello, Carabobo VE
J. D. ArteagaLLAugust 2, 19746'3"227Miami, FL US
Derek AucoinRRMarch 27, 19706'7"235Lachine, QC CA
Mike BellRRDecember 7, 19746'2"195Cincinnati, OH US
Craig BergerRROctober 20, 19756'4"210Allentown, PA US
Jason BrettRRApril 28, 19776'0"175Milledgeville, GA US
Corey BrittanRRFebruary 23, 19756'6"200Scott City, KS US
Eric CammackRRAugust 14, 19756'1"175Nederland, TX US
Bailey ChanceySRAugust 25, 19745'8"160Montgomery, AL US
Tim CorcoranRRApril 15, 19786'2"205Baton Rouge, LA US
Corey EricksonRRJanuary 10, 19775'11"190Springfield, IL US
Bryon GaineyLRJanuary 23, 19766'5"225Mobile, AL US
Derek GaskillRRMay 6, 19746'6"194Portsmouth, VA US
Dicky GonzalezRRDecember 21, 19785'10"200Bayamon, PR
Lindsay GulinLLNovember 22, 19766'2"175Southampton, NY US
Jeff HaferRROctober 27, 19746'1"200Springfield, VA US
Garrick HaltiwangerRLMarch 3, 19756'0"195Columbia, SC US
Todd HaneyRRJuly 30, 19655'9"165Galveston, TX US
Brett HerbisonRRJune 13, 19776'5"208Elgin, IL US
B. J. HuffRRAugust 1, 19756'1"195Evansville, IN US
Todd HundleySRMay 27, 19695'11"170Martinsville, VA US
Kyle KesselRLJune 2, 19766'0"160Dixon, IL US
Clark LambertRRMay 9, 19756'0"195Nashville, TN US
Dave LohrmanRRSeptember 16, 19756'6"205Greensboro, NC US
Mike LyonsRRMay 20, 19756'3"220Orlando, FL US
Scott McCraryRRJanuary 8, 19746'4"207San Bernardino, CA US
Ethan McEntireLLJuly 19, 19756'1"194Gainesville, FL US
Melvin MoraRRFebruary 2, 19725'11"200Agua Negra, Yaracuy VE
Jeff ParsonsRRNovember 16, 19735'10"165Ada, OK US
Jay PaytonRRNovember 22, 19725'10"185Zanesville, OH US
Jason PhillipsRRSeptember 27, 19766'1"180La Mesa, CA US
Enohel PolancoRRAugust 11, 19745'9"169Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO
Todd PrattRRFebruary 9, 19676'3"195Bellevue, NE US
Ken PumphreyRRSeptember 10, 19766'6"200Baltimore, MD US
Dan RamirezRRFebruary 22, 19746'1"195San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Armando ReynosoRRMay 1, 19666'0"186San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi MX
Grant RobertsRRSeptember 13, 19776'3"205El Cajon, CA US
Sammy RodriguezRRAugust 20, 19755'9"196Rio Piedras, PR
Jae Weong SeoRRMay 24, 19776'1"215Kwangju, KR
Barry ShortRRDecember 15, 19736'3"195Springfield, MO US
Jason ShuckRRJanuary 29, 19785'11"165Midwest City, OK US
Tim SpehrRRJuly 2, 19666'2"205Excelsior Springs, MO US
John TamargoSRMay 3, 19755'9"180Tampa, FL US
Tim TessmarLLJanuary 22, 19746'3"193Detroit, MI US
Jason TynerLLApril 23, 19776'1"170Bedford, TX US
Yohanny ValeraRRAugust 17, 19766'1"196Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Leo VasquezLLJuly 1, 19736'4"193La Romana, La Romana DO
Jay VeniardLLAugust 16, 19746'4"215Syracuse, NY US
Paul WilsonRRMarch 28, 19736'5"235Orlando, FL US
Vance WilsonRRMarch 17, 19735'11"190Mesa, AZ US
Junior ZamoraRRMay 3, 19766'2"198San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Julio ZorrillaSRFebruary 20, 19755'9"166San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO

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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