After practically a few many years covering the Mets, Ed Coleman was celebrated by the franchise Saturday.
The affable and easygoing longtime radio reporter, who hosted pregame and postgame radio demonstrates on WFAN and WCBS starting off in 1993, retired this offseason.
Coleman, affectionately known as “Eddie C,” threw out the ceremonial first pitch to previous Mets nearer John Franco and was offered a custom made Mets jersey with his title on the back of it. In the course of a push conference, the Mets played a video clip of David Wright congratulating Coleman.
“I heard from a whole lot of gamers when I resolved to retire, but David was the initially to contact me and the first phrases he claimed have been, ‘Thank God,’ ” Coleman recalled with a giggle. “It’s specific to hear from David. It’s wonderful to be back again in this place. I have skipped this. I know you listen to the gamers say this an terrible large amount, but you skip the folks, and I pass up the individuals.
“It was a little bit hard stepping away, but I feel it was time,” Coleman mentioned before the Mets’ 8-2 gain over the Phillies at Citi Subject. “I felt that the past few of decades. I’m just glad the club is carrying out excellent this yr.”
With a have to have for additional outfielders immediately after Travis Jankowski was dropped for up to two months with a fracture to the fourth metacarpal of his remaining hand, the Mets known as up outfielder Nick Plummer from Triple-A Syracuse and demoted reliever Yoan Lopez. Plummer has earlier expended time with the Mets this season, appearing in two video games. He was hitting very well at Syracuse, producing an .824 OPS.
“He delivers some things, high-quality at-bats. He’s performing nicely down there. He can perform all 3 [outfield] positions, still left-handed bat. … We like what ‘Plum’ delivers. We can make use of some issues he does. It provides us some other options off the bench,” manager Buck Showalter mentioned.
Trevor Williams will fill the open up location in the Mets’ rotation on Tuesday. David Peterson will consider the mound for the series opener against the Nationals on Memorial Day.
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