Guy Conti (1942-2026) (split from "Baseball passings 2026")

[MFS62]

John Conti - ex-Mets bullpen Coach 83

Later

[Cowtipper]

I received his autograph on a postcard through the Mets in 2008.

 

[Edgy MD]

I think we mean Guy Conti, and as a Mets figure, he deserves his own thread.

He was also the shizz.  Gave Bubba a baseball for his kids when Bubbs and I attended a thrilling game at RFK Memorial Stadium, as the Mets held off their 2007 slide down the stretch for one more day.  It might have been Jorge Sosa's finest hour.

Just a great, square-shouldered, rah-rah, making-time-for-the-kids kind of baseball guy.

Member of the Erie Sports Hall of Fame.

[Gwreck]

Had a special connection with Pedro Martinez, having first scouted him in the Dominican Republic as a teenager and was his rookie-ball pitching coach in Great Falls, Montana.  Credited by Pedro for helping him perfect his changeup and helping him learn English.

[Frayed Knot]

Pedro called Conti his "white daddy".

[seawolf17]

I remember thinking "who?" when they signed him but he certainly made an impact.

[Edgy MD]

"We lost a good one today. Guy Conti our former bullpen coach and special adviser passed away after a lengthy illness. Guy was a friend of Sandy Koufax and beloved by Pedro Martínez. No one had more stories than Guy. His knowledge reached people for decades. Miss you my friend."

— Jay Horwitz
October 13, 2026

After his coaching tenure with the Mets ended, he stayed on as a special advisor.

Here he is holding court with a couple of otherwise-forgotten Mets players: