Shortest Met

[batmagadanleadoff]

Anybody here know who the shortest Met was? I'm asking, not trivia'ing.

[metirish]

Backman?

[Guest Edgy DC]

It's always a hard call, because the shorter you are, the less likely they're going to report your height honestly.

Some days, I'm pretty sure it's Terry Collins. He and Backman are both listed at 5'9". It's hard to find shorter guys than that. Look for catchers.

I'm sure Ben Grimm can answer this in about nine seconds.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy DC wrote: It's always a hard call, because the shorter you are, the less likely they're going to report your height honestly.

Good point.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Searching is too cumbersome because, as far as I know, it can only be done one player at a time. I just thought of Sergio Ferrer a few seconds before I wrote this post and according to the UMDB, Ferrer's is(was) 5' 7". I don't know if Ferrer's the shortest but I'da been surprised to learn that in the 50 year history of the Mets, no Met was under 5' 9".

[Willets Point]

David Justice.

[Met Hunter]

Two shorties that come to mind are John Cangelosi and Ricky Otero.

[HahnSolo]

Cangelosi is a good one. Listed at 5'8", I would surmise he was at most 5'6".

[Guest Edgy DC]

Otero listed at 5'7" and Cangelosi at 5'8".

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mets Walkoffs has Otero at 5'5".

http://www.metswalkoffs.com/2005_11_20_archive.html

[metirish]

Otero


story here claims he's homeless , that was 2009.


http://www.city-data.com/forum/mexico/753576-ricky-otero-major-league-indigent-cancun.html

[MFS62]

I saw the Binghamton team play when they had Otero, Vina and Veras on the team. It also had Butch Huskey. He looked as tall as the other three combined.

Later

[batmagadanleadoff]

Daniel Herrera, at 5'6", is the shortest Met ever. So sez Gary Cohen.

[Benjamin Grimm]

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