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Gil
Hodges

Mets 1968 Coaching Staff
Yogi Berra; Joe Pignatano; Rube Walker (Pitching Coach); Eddie Yost

Yogi
Berra

Joe
Pignatano

Rube
Walker

Eddie
Yost

Front Office and other staff
M. Donald Grant (Chairman of the Board); Joan Payson (President); Johnny Murphy (General Manager); G. Herbert Walker (Executive Vice President); Johnny Murphy (Vice President); Casey Stengel (Vice President); James K. Thomson (Vice President); Whitey Herzog (Director of Player Development); Nelson Burbrink (Director of Scouting); Joe McDonald (Director of Minor League Operations); Harold Weissman (Director of Public Relations); Arthur Richman (Promotion Director); Peter LaMotte (Team Physician); Lou Niss (Traveling Secretary); Jane Jarvis (Musical Director)

M. Donald
Grant

Joan
Payson

Johnny
Murphy

Casey
Stengel

Whitey
Herzog

Joe
McDonald

Arthur
Richman

Lou
Niss

Jane
Jarvis

Broadcasters
Ralph Kiner (Television, Radio); Bob Murphy (Television, Radio); Lindsey Nelson (Television, Radio)

Ralph
Kiner

Bob
Murphy

Lindsey
Nelson

Mets 1968 Minor League Affiliates

Jacksonville Suns (International League, AAA)
Memphis Blues (Texas League, AA)
Visalia Mets (California League, A)
Raleigh-Durham Mets (Carolina League, A)
Mankato Mets (Northern League, A)
Marion Mets (Appalachian League, Rookie)

The 1968 New York Mets

Tom
Seaver

Jerry
Koosman

Cleon
Jones

Dick
Selma

Don
Cardwell

Ron
Swoboda

Jerry
Grote

Cal
Koonce

Ron
Taylor

Bud
Harrelson

Ed
Charles

Ed
Kranepool

Nolan
Ryan

Tommie
Agee

Art
Shamsky

Ken
Boswell

Al
Jackson

Al
Weis

Phil
Linz

J.C.
Martin

Bill
Short

Jim
McAndrew

Larry
Stahl

Jerry
Buchek

Danny
Frisella

Kevin
Collins

Don
Bosch

Greg
Goossen

Bill
Connors

Don
Shaw

Les
Rohr

Bob
Heise

Mike
Jorgensen

Duffy
Dyer

Mets who were born in 1968
Kevin Roberson (January 29), Scott Erickson (February 2), Roberto Alomar (February 5), Jeff Kent (March 7), Jose Vizcaino (March 26), Tom Slater (April 6), Brent Mayne (April 19), Mark Clark (May 12), Jerry Dipoto (May 24), Dave Mlicki (June 8), Tom Goodwin (July 27), Brian Bohanon (August 1), John Olerud (August 5), Pat Howell (August 31), Hideo Nomo (August 31), Mike Piazza (September 4), Julio Valera (October 13), Carlos Baerga (November 4), Jose Offerman (November 8), Gary Sheffield (November 18), Shingo Takatsu (November 25), Pedro Martinez (November 29), Derek Bell (December 11), Rick White (December 23)

Players who made their Mets debut in 1968 (8)
Tommie Agee (April 10), Art Shamsky (April 10), J.C. Martin (April 10), Bill Short (April 13), Al Weis (April 15), Jim McAndrew (July 21), Mike Jorgensen (September 10), Duffy Dyer (September 21)