José Reyes

About

José Reyes signed with the New York Mets in 1999 after being spotted at a tryout camp in Santiago, beginning his professional career with Kingsport in the Appalachian League where he hit .250 in 49 games in 2000. He advanced through Capital City (.307 average, 42 extra-base hits, Player of the Year in 2001), St. Lucie, and Binghamton (.287 average, 27 steals in 65 games in 2002) before reaching Triple-A Norfolk in 2003. Reyes made his MLB debut with the Mets in June 2003 and went on to play 16 major league seasons with New York, Miami, Toronto, and Colorado, becoming a four-time All-Star and 2011 NL batting champion while leading the league in triples four times and stolen bases three times. He retired as the Mets' all-time leader in triples (113) and stolen bases (408), finishing his career with a .283 batting average, 2,138 hits, and 517 stolen bases across 1,897 games. His experience rising through every level of professional baseball and mastering the shortstop position gives him deep insight into infield fundamentals and base-stealing technique.

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