Former 2006 NL Eastern Champion Mets Reserve Player: Michael Tucker (2006)
Michael Anthony Tucker was born on June 25, 1971 in South Boston, Virginia. The six foot two, left handed hitter attended Longwood University, making the first class of their Hall of Fame. Tucker also played for Team USA in the 1992 Olympic Games at Barcelona. That year he was selected as a first round draft pick (the tenth pick overall) for the Kansas City Royals. He came up in 1995 playing in 60 games, hitting .260. He played just two seasons in Kansas City, getting traded to the Atlanta Braves with Jermaine Dye, Keith Lockhart and Jamie Walker. He became the Braves main right fielder for two season and had one of his best overall seasons in his first year there in 1997. He hit .283 with 14 HRs, 25 doubles, 56 RBIs & 12 stolen bases. He has the honor of being the first player to HR at Turner Field as well as getting the last hit in the old Milwaukee County Stadium. He made his first post season that year, hitting a HR against the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. The next ye