I was writing about something else and wondered if Jeff Wilpon has any children, so I googled his bio.
On the bio it says:
A former catcher, he was drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1983 and played part of that season with Jamestown (A) of the NY-Penn League.
I thought that was helpful since a few people had emailed me this week asking about his pro career – so there’s the answer.
I was curious to see how he did.
I googled “1983 ny penn league stats” and found this. I clicked on Jamestown. This page does not list any stats for Jeff Wilpon, but the stat page does look incomplete to me, for example I assume they had more than one pitcher.
Some more digging: This page lists Jeff being drafted. Click on Jeff’s name and you’ll see:
Born:
Height: Weight: Bats: Throws:
High School: Roslyn Heights,NY (-)
College: Palm Beach Community College
Drafted: Selected by Montreal Expos in 4th Round (64th overall) of 1983 amateur entry draft (Jan-Sec)
No game logs are mentioned.
Does this mean Jeff is a liar? No. Does it mean Jeff “sucks?” Of course not. I sure didn’t get drafted by a major league team, did you? Does having a short minor league career make you a bad owner? No.
Mets Today apparently did some similar digging, and have a very good article that makes a more cynical conclusion. Worth a read for sure.
I’d be curious if anyone has any more information.
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