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The Mets carried three catchers in 1976, and part of 1977, until Grote was dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 31. [9] At which point, Hodges became the primary back up to Stearns. He would spend the rest of his career as Stearns' back up, seeing more and more playing time as injuries plagued the second half of Stearns' career.
Gary Edmund Carter (April 8, 1954 – February 16, 2012) was an American professional baseball catcher whose 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets.
Grote became the Mets' starting catcher in 1966. Though he batted only .237 with three home runs in his first season with the Mets, his handling of the Mets' young pitchers and his solid defensive skills were instrumental in helping the Mets avoid 100 losses and a last place finish for the first time in franchise history. [12]
Jerry Grote, the starting catcher during the Mets' first World Series title in 1969, died in Austin, Texas, on Sunday at the age of 81.
Former All-Star catcher Gary Sánchez is back in the major leagues, this time with the New York Mets. Sánchez, who spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Yankees, joined the Mets ...
Ron Hodges, a catcher who spent his entire 12-season major league career with the New York Mets, died Friday. Hodges died at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a short illness, Mets ...
Brian Duncan Schneider (born November 26, 1976), nicknamed "Hoops", is an American former professional baseball catcher and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, New York Mets, and Philadelphia Phillies.
The New York Mets are reportedly calling up the 20-year-old catcher ahead of their must-win three-game series against the Atlanta Braves and the playoffs, according to Joel Sherman of the New York ...