After almost three a long time masking the Mets, Ed Coleman was celebrated by the franchise Saturday.
The affable and easygoing longtime radio reporter, who hosted pregame and postgame radio reveals on WFAN and WCBS beginning in 1993, retired this offseason.
Coleman, affectionately often called “Eddie C,” threw out the ceremonial first pitch to former Mets nearer John Franco and was given a customized Mets jersey along with his identify on the again of it. Throughout a press convention, the Mets performed a video of David Wright congratulating Coleman.
“I heard from a whole lot of gamers after I determined to retire, however David was the primary to name me and the primary phrases he stated have been, ‘Thank God,’ ” Coleman recalled with amusing. “It’s particular to listen to from David. It’s nice to be again on this room. I’ve missed this. I do know you hear the gamers say this an terrible lot, however you miss the folks, and I miss the folks.
“It was just a little bit laborious stepping away, however I feel it was time,” Coleman stated earlier than the Mets’ 8-2 win over the Phillies at Citi Discipline. “I felt that the final couple of years. I’m simply glad the membership is doing nice this 12 months.”
With a necessity for additional outfielders after Travis Jankowski was misplaced for as much as two months with a fracture to the fourth metacarpal of his left hand, the Mets referred to as up outfielder Nick Plummer from Triple-A Syracuse and demoted reliever Yoan Lopez. Plummer has beforehand hung out with the Mets this season, showing in two video games. He was hitting effectively at Syracuse, producing an .824 OPS.
“He brings some issues, high quality at-bats. He’s doing effectively down there. He can play all three [outfield] positions, left-handed bat. … We like what ‘Plum’ brings. We will make use of some issues he does. It offers us another choices off the bench,” supervisor Buck Showalter stated.
Trevor Williams will fill the open spot within the Mets’ rotation on Tuesday. David Peterson will take the mound for the sequence opener towards the Nationals on Memorial Day.
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