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Shawon Dunston
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 381 of 1218 players
Dunston
Shawon Donnell Dunston
Born: March 21, 1963 at Brooklyn, N.Y.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.01 Weight: 180

Shawon Dunston was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on March 21, 2013.

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First Mets game: August 2, 1999
Last Mets game: October 19, 1999

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Rexor
Remember this without Shawon's tough as nails at bat in the playoffs in 99 fouling off like 12 pitches with 2 out before getting a clutch hit they never get to the NLCS. He deserves his props for that.

Coach HoJo 20
April 21, 2001
Is it me? Or does this guy look like Barry Bonds? Look at the picture on the page and tell me he doesn't.

Jim
September 20, 2001
not for nothing, but when did this guy become an outfielder? I always remembered him as the cubs shortstop who had that amazing arm and went in the same draft as doc. but then we re-acquire him and he's strictly an outfielder? I remember him running around the ball back in 1999. even so, he was a great addition and turned out to be a great bat off the bench. never saw a pitch he didn't like.

metsman
February 13, 2002
funny thing.. he never drew a walk as a member of the Mets.. but then again I dont know if he has walked in his entire career... and I thought ordonez was a free swinger

Mr. Sparkle
July 12, 2002
When he was first traded to the Mets he talked about retiring because he was sick of being traded so much. Then he went back to the Cards and then onto the Giants. I guess he wasn't too serious about retiring.

I do however remember that he was part of some love fest in the clubhouse talking about how much he loved playing for the Mets and was glad to be part of their pennant chase that year.

Never liked him when he was with the Cubs. I was never afraid of him as a hitter as he was so easy to strike out.

Gregory Gewirtz
March 29, 2003
When we traded journeyman Craig Paquette for him on the trading deadline in 1999, I thought he was going to play more than OF for us.

However, when Alfonzo missed a few games in a series at San Francisco due to the passing of his uncle, they started Luis Lopez at second instead of Dunston, arguing that Lopez's defense was better. I would have rather had Dunston's bat in the lineup than Lopez's glove. Dunston could still hit during his brief tour with the Mets.

Metsfanforlife
November 6, 2005
I will never forget being at Game 5 of the playoff series with Atlanta in 1999, and his epic at bat in the bottom of the 15th to keep the Mets alive.

I felt the Mets were worse off the next year without him, even tho they made it to the WS. He was a really positive clubhouse presence, and added great chemistry.

scott r
November 21, 2008
I may be overreacting a bit but probably has the second best at bat in Mets history after Mookie's in game 6 of the 1986 WS. I wish we kept him but we did okay in 2000.

Buzz
March 3, 2012
I was in high school in Brooklyn at the same time as Dunston. I was on the baseball team at Madison and he went to Jefferson. Here are some things I heard: He hit .800 his senior year. That year teams would walk him intentionally with the bases loaded. By his senior year only one scout came to his games--the scout from the Cubs because it was a sure thing 100% the Cubs were gonna make him the # 1 pick in the nation. That's how good he was.

In 1982 in Dunston's senior year we were supposed to play Jefferson the first game of the year on like March 30 or 31. That day it was freezing and misty and the game was rained out. And it was never made up because it was a non-divison game (back then we were in Division 1 and Jefferson was in Division 3). The whole team was really looking forward to playing that game and I am still disappointed about not having the chance to play against him.

Dunston wound up having a solid major league career and one of the best arms ever from short. When he was a Cub I used to be amazed at how Mark Grace could handle his throws; they were so hard! He seems like a really good guy too.








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