The 1998 Pittsfield Mets did not produce a lot of future major leaguers, but one of them is still playing 14 years after his professional debut.

Not that Ty Wigginton looked like a guy who was going to make it after his first pro season. In 70 games, he hit .239 with 8 home runs and 29 RBI while striking out 72 times in 272 at-bats. Though he never became a major league star, Wigginton has had a solid career with parts of 10 seasons in the big leagues.

The 1998 Pittsfield Mets sent one other player to the majors: Earl Snyder, who played 18 games for the 2002 Cleveland Indians and one game for the 2004 Boston Red Sox (I wonder if he got a World Series ring.)

Manager Roger LaFrancois led the Pittsfield Mets to a 35-41 record in 1998. The team, which no longer exists, was the New York Mets’ affiliate in the short-season Single-A New York-Penn League from 1989 to 2000.

Multi-Ad Sports produced a 34-card team set for the PIttsfield Mets in 1998. The fronts featured a posed portrait photo surrounded by a blue border. Both the team logo and the Multi-Ad Sports logo are present on the card fronts. The backs are black and white, with brief biographical information and stats for the players who had prior pro ball experience.

Here’s the checklist:

1. Roger LaFrancois – MGR
2. Doug Simons – Coach
3. Tony Tijerina – Coach
4. Mike Stoops – Trainer
5. Brendan Behn – P
6. Todd Bellhorn – P
7. Craig Berger – P
8. Eric Berthelot – P
9. Jason Bowring – IF
10. Jason Brett – IF
11. Juan Brito – P
12. Tim Carr – P
13. Andy Cook – P
14. Allen Dina – OF
15. Clark Lambert – C
16. Ray Lovingood – P
17. Marc Ludvigsen – OF
18. John Mattson – P
19. Sean McGrath – IF
20. Kenny Miller – IF
21. Chase Mulvehill -OF
22. Tom Paciorek – OF
23. Peter Princi – P
24. Mike Prokop – P
25. Kelly Ramos – C
26. Mike Ribaudo – C
27. Peter Rodriguez – OF
28. Jason Saenz – P
29. Humberto Sanchez – P
30. Earl Snyder – IF
31. Brian C. Swiers – Clubhouse Manager
32. Anthony Valentine – IF
33. Ty Wigginton – IF
34. Boomer – Mascot