BUTCH HUSKEY
of the
NEW YORK METS
#42
Outfielder/Infielder
Born: November 10, 1971
Birthplace: Anadarko, OK
Height: 6-3
Weight: 244
PICS OF BUTCH
Strange Face
Nice Catch
Butch Dives
Butch slides back
POINTS OF INTEREST
Named 1995 International League Player of the Year. Led the League in HR's.
Bashed 1st ML HR off LA's Hideo Nomo 8/20/95.
Butch was a seventh round pick in the '89 amateur draft. One of the Mets' top prospects, he possesses tremendous power. He led the Mets' minor leaguers in HR for the second consecutive season ('92-'93).
Had five hits in doubleheader vs. Rockies 7/23/96.
Butch, long considered a good power-hitting prospect by the Mets, celebrated his first full Major League season by becoming one of just three Mets in '96 to reach double figures in homers and finishing fourth on the team in RBI.