Matt Franco is known for a few things. Along with being the nephew of actor Kurt Russell, he was also one of the more well-known New York Mets pinch-hitters in team history. From 1996-2000, it was the role he usually took on with only the occasional start.
The 2000 season ended up as the final year for Franco in a blue and orange cap. Although he did return to the franchise as a free agent over the winter, Franco remained in Triple-A throughout the entire 2001 campaign.
Franco’s final year with the Mets went the way many of the previous ones did with a sign of decline.