Vol. 568 - Jed Lowrie, 2020

Set:  2020 Topps

Subset:  Gold Star parallel

Card Number:  649

Misc. Note:  Jed appeared in a grand total of 9 games over 2 injury plagued years in N.Y.

Vol. 567 - Vance Wilson, 2002

Set:  2002 Fleer

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  362

Misc. Note:  Vance was the primary backup for All-Star Mike Piazza.

Vol. 566 - Rafael Santana, 1987

Set:  1987 Donruss Opening Day

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  126

Misc. Note:  Rafael batted 8th and went 0-3 in the '87 opener.

Vol. 565 - Rey Ordonez, 2000

Set:  2000 SkyBox

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  93

Misc. Note:  Rey crafted a stellar .994 fielding percentage during the '99 season.

Vol. 564 - Charlie O'Brien, 1994

Set:  1994 Fleer

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  574

Misc. Note:  Charlie donned the gear for 8 different teams during his 15-year career.

Vol. 563 - Damion Easley, 2007

Set:  2007 Upper Deck

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  830

Misc. Note:  The massive '07 Upper Deck base set consists of 1,020 cards.

Vol. 562 - Jay Payton, 1996

Set:  1996 Bowman 

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  241

Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 51 Jay Payton cards in my collection.

Vol. 561 - Joel Youngblood, 1983

Set:  1983 Fleer

Subset:  Base, Super Star Special

Card Number:  641

Misc. Note:  Joel recorded a hit for both the Mets and Expos on the day he was traded!

Vol. 560 - Amed Rosario, 2017

Set:  2017 Bowman High Tek

Subset:  1992 Bowman Variations

Card Number:  92B-AR

Misc. Note:  Amed made his big league debut, 8/1/17 at Colorado.

Vol. 559 - Mike Vail, 1977

Set:  1977 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  246

Misc. Note:  Mike batted cleanup 13 times for the Mets in 1977.

Vol. 558 - J.D. Davis, 2020

Set:  2020 Topps Stadium Club Chrome

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  354

Misc. Note:  J.D.'s given name is Jonathan Gregory Davis.

Vol. 557 - Kris Benson, 2005

Set:  2005 Upper Deck

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  371

Misc. Note:  The Mets went 17-11 in games started by Kris during the '05 season.

Vol. 556 - Paul Wilson, 1994

Set:  1994 Stadium Club Draft Picks

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  82

Misc. Note:  Paul was Pitcher of the Year in the Eastern League (AA) in 1995.

Vol. 555 - Darryl Strawberry, 1985

Set:  1985 Topps

Subset:  Glossy All-Stars

Card Number:  8

Misc. Note:  Glossy All-Stars were inserted one per Topps Rack Pack.

Vol. 554 - Michael Cuddyer, 2016

Set:  2016 Topps Heritage

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  144

Misc. Note:  Michael announced his retirement following the 2015 season.

Vol. 553 - Terry McDaniel, 1992

Set:  1992 Fleer

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  511

Misc. Note:  Not to be confused with the Terry McDaniel who played CB for the Raiders.

Vol. 552 - Ron Darling, 1988

Set:  1988 O-Pee-Chee

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  38

Misc. Note:  Ron appeared on the August '86 cover of GQ magazine.

Vol. 551 - Lucas Duda, 2012

Set:  2012 Topps Archives

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  171

Misc. Note:  Lucas played collegiate baseball at Southern Cal.

Vol. 550 - Tom Seaver, 2004

Set:  2004 Fleer Greats of the Game

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  46

Misc. Note:  Tom's 311 victories rank 18th on the all-time MLB list.

Vol. 549 - 9/11/01

Set:  2002 Fleer Project Liberty New York Mets

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  8

Misc. Note:  We will never forget. 

Vol. 548 - Jeff D'Amico, 2002

Set:  2002 Topps Total

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  125

Misc. Note:  Standing 6'7" and 250 lbs., Jeff garnered the nickname "Big Daddy."

Vol. 547 - Jeromy Burnitz, 1991

Set:  1991 Score

Subset:  Base, 1st Round Draft Pick

Card Number:  380

Misc. Note:  Jeromy was selected 17th overall in the 1990 draft.

Vol. 546 - Bernard Gilkey, 1998

Set:  1998 Topps Stadium Club

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  293

Misc. Note:  Bernard had a cameo in the 1997 blockbuster film Men in Black.

Vol. 545 - Mookie Wilson, 1983

Set:  1983 Topps Drake's Big Hitters

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  29

Misc. Note:  Mookie totaled 60 HRs over 10 seasons with the Mets.

Vol. 544 - John Valentin, 2003

Set:  2003 Fleer Tradition

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  283

Misc. Note:  John's final season in the big leagues was 2002.

Vol. 543 - Pete Alonso, 2019

Set:  2019 Topps Stickers

Subset:  Rookies and Rising Stars

Card Number:  222

Misc. Note:  Washington's Victor Robles is featured on the card back.

Vol. 542 - Benny Ayala, 1975

Set:  1975 Topps

Subset:  Base, Rookie Outfielders

Card Number:  619

Misc. Note:  Benny homered in his first big league at-bat, 8/27/74 vs. HOU.

Vol. 541 - Kevin McReynolds, 1989

Set:  1989 Donruss

Subset:  Grand Slammers insert

Card Number:  4

Misc. Note:  Kevin authored a pair of grand slams during the '88 season.

Vol. 540 - Eddie Murray, 1994

Set:  1994 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  65

Misc. Note:  That's Cubs catcher Rick Wilkins standing astride Eddie.

Vol. 539 - Mike Hampton, 2001

Set:  2001 Fleer Ultra

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  204

Misc. Note:  After one season in Queens, Mike signed with Colorado, 12/12/00.