2019 October Legends Closing October 19
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After falling two games short of reaching the World Series the previous season, the New York Mets made it their mission to get to the Fall Classic in 2000. Mike Piazza was the undeniable team leader and he put up a big season, hitting .324 with 38 home runs and 113 RBIs. If Piazza was the star of the show, Edgardo Alfonzo made for a wonderful sidekick, batting .324 to go along with 25 HRs, 94 RBIs and a team-high 109 runs. Each starter in New York’s rotation won at least 11 games, led by Al Leiter (16 wins) and Mike Hampton (15 victories). Armando Benitez recorded 41 saves and a 2.61 ERA. Sure enough, the Mets did indeed reach the World Series in 2000, before falling to the New York Yankees in a five-game “Subway Series”.
28 members of the 2000 National League champion New York Mets have signed this Official Major League Allan H. Selig baseball. Manager Bobby Valentine signed his name on the sweet spot. Other signatures include Hall of Famer Mike Piazza, Al Leiter, Turk Wendell, Benny Agbayani, Todd Zeile, Armando Benitez, Robin Ventura, Edgardo Alfonso, Rick White, Pat Mahomes, Lenny Harris, Darryl Hamilton, Dennis Cook, Bubba Trammell, Todd Pratt, Timo Perez, Rick Reed and others. This item comes with a LOA from JSA.