Kingsport Mets

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Kingsport Mets Founded in 1969 Kingsport, Tennessee
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-Level
Rookie
Minor League affiliations
Appalachian League West Division
Major League affiliations
New York Mets (1980-present) Atlanta Braves (1974-1979) Kansas City Royals (1969-1973)
Name
Kingsport Mets (1980-present) Kingsport Braves (1974-1979) Kingsport Royals (1969-1973)
Ballpark
Hunter Wright Stadium (1995-present) Dobyns-Bennett High School (1969-1994)
Minor League titles
League titles	1973, 1977, 1988, 1995
Division titles	1973, 1977, 1988, 1995, 1996
Owner(s)/Operated by: New York Mets/S&H Baseball
Manager: Donovan Mitchell
General Manager: Roman Stout

The Kingsport Mets are a minor league baseball team based in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States.

The team, which plays in the Appalachian League, is a Rookie League affiliate of Major League Baseball's New York Mets. Once housed at a local high school, Dobyns-Bennett High School, the Kingsport Mets now play their home games at Hunter Wright Stadium.

2008 will be the Mets 28th season in Kingsport. Former Mets greats Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, and Kevin Mitchell as well as current stars Jose Reyes, David Wright, and AJ Burnett made their professional debut in Kingsport. In addition former National League MVP Dale Murphy and Cy Young Award Winner Steve Bedrosian played in Kingsport when they were a Braves affiliate from 1974-80. Al Cowens and U.L. Washington were notable players when the Royals were in town from 1969-73.

The KMets won Appalachian League titles in 1988 and 1995.

All Silver Anniversary Team (Named in 2005) C-Brook Fordyce 1B-Gregg Jefferies 2B-Quilvio Veras 3B-David Wright SS-Jose Reyes LF-Kevin Mitchell CF-Preston Wilson RF-Darryl Strawberry DH-Terrence Long UTIL-Brian Daubach RHP-Dwight Gooden LHP-Pete Schourek RP-Randy Myers RP-Jason Isringhausen MGR-John Gibbons

[edit] External links

• Official Kingsport Mets website

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