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New York Mets greatest forgotten players: RF Butch Huskey

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Versatility and power. New York Mets forgotten star Butch Huskey represents the ideal fourth outfielder in any era of baseball.

The 1996 and 1997 New York Mets were a team to remember despite not making the playoffs. They acquired some of the best talent the franchise has ever had and Butch Huskey was a part of that equation.

Huskey was a homegrown product drafted in the seventh round of the 1989 MLB Draft. Huskey won the Doubleday Award, given to the Mets’ best minor leaguer, four times as a prospect.