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1997 Statistical Breakdowns:
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the Horn

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Manager: Bobby Valentine (88-74)

Bobby
Valentine

Mets 1997 Coaching Staff
Bob Apodaca (Pitching Coach); Bruce Benedict; Randy Niemann; Tom Robson; Cookie Rojas; Mookie Wilson

Front Office and other staff
Nelson Doubleday (Chairman of the Board); Fred Wilpon (President, Chief Executive Officer); Joe McIlvaine (General Manager); Steve Phillips (General Manager)

Nelson
Doubleday

Broadcasters
Gary Cohen; Ed Coleman; Fran Healy (Television); Ralph Kiner (Television); Matt Loughlin; Tim McCarver (Television); Bob Murphy (Radio); Howie Rose (Radio); Gary Thorne

Mets 1997 Minor League Affiliates

Norfolk Tides (International League, AAA)
Binghamton Mets (Eastern League, AA)
St. Lucie Mets (Florida State League, A)
Capital City Bombers (South Atlantic League, A)
Pittsfield Mets (New York-Pennsylvania League, A)
Kingsport Mets (Appalachian League, Rookie)
Gulf Coast Mets (Gulf Coast League, Rookie)

The 1997 New York Mets

Edgardo
Alfonzo

Armando
Reynoso

Takashi
Kashiwada

Manny
Alexander

Jason
Isringhausen

Alberto
Castillo

Roberto
Petagine

Not pictured:
Barry Manuel, Carlos Mendoza, Gary Thurman, Kevin Morgan

Mets who were born in 1997
Ali Sanchez (January 20), Ty Adcock (February 7), Eric Orze (August 21), Grant Hartwig (December 18)

Mets who died in 1997
Richie Ashburn (September 9), Roy McMillan (November 2)

Players who made their Mets debut in 1997 (24)
John Olerud (April 1), Yorkis Perez (April 1), Toby Borland (April 1), Barry Manuel (April 1), Steve Bieser (April 1), Ricardo Jordan (April 1), Manny Alexander (April 2), Greg McMichael (April 2), Rick Reed (April 5), Brian Bohanon (April 6), Joe Crawford (April 7), Armando Reynoso (April 15), Takashi Kashiwada (May 1), Gary Thurman (May 5), Cory Lidle (May 8), Shawn Gilbert (June 2), Luis Lopez (June 2), Kevin Morgan (June 15), Juan Acevedo (June 18), Todd Pratt (July 4), Brian McRae (August 8), Turk Wendell (August 9), Mel Rojas (August 9), Carlos Mendoza (September 3)

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