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Wayne Kirby
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 598 of 1252 players
Wayne Leonard Kirby
Born: January 22, 1964 at Williamsburg, Va.
Throws: Right Bats: Left
Height: 5.10 Weight: 190

Wayne Kirby was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on January 22, 2023, and January 22, 2024.

Non-playing roles with Mets First Base Coach 2022 - 2023 Outfield Coach 2023

First Mets game: June 11, 1998
Last Mets game: July 17, 1998

Share your memories of Wayne Kirby HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY: Balls February 22, 2001 He was fun to watch, and loved to play. He had a flashy way about him. He was awesome, probably could have been the best ever if they gave him a chance! richdawg19 June 1, 2001 "Could've been the best ever?" Dude, you must be smoking something really good. Darci Riley January 8, 2002 Wayne was a great player and a fun person to be around. I really miss him. Christopher Svensk September 18, 2002 He was a baseball player who had a knack for being in the right place at the right time I suppose. Brett Lollar November 12, 2002 I grew up the next town over from Wayne in Virginia. I also played on the same American Legion baseball team as him and he was the best amateur athlete I've ever seen. Every time he stole second base, he never had to slide, always arriving standing up. Believe it or not, he was a better running back than baseball player. Maxwell Kates January 3, 2004 It's a little known fact that Wayne hit the first home run at JetForm Park in Ottawa. The Charlotte Knights, then an Indians farm team, were in town to face the Lynx on April 17, 1993, and Wayne hit a home run to push the Knights ahead. I think the final score was 5-3. Those who arrived early also got to see Wayne imitating Smokey Robinson during a rain delay in batting practice. Shickhaus Franks March 14, 2010 Had a cup of coffee with the Amazin's (OK, 1/2 a cup according to Coach Brain Dennehy from the Cape Cod baseball/love story movie "Summer Catch") but his brother Terry was a pretty decent running back with the Miami Dolphins in the mid-1990's. Gary from SE VA January 6, 2022 It was announced yesterday that Wayne Kirby is joining Buck Showalter's coaching staff as our next first base coach. Welcome back, Mr. Kirby! Buck's endorsement of you speaks volumes! Alex November 2, 2023 Kirby is the definition of a baseball lifer. He forged a 19-year professional career, then quickly moved into the coaching ranks after his playing career ended. My personal memory of his comes a couple years after he left the Mets, when he was with the Orioles Triple-A club in Rochester, NY. My dad and I were at a game, when we were looking at the roster sheet and noticed it said he was 36 years old. Thirty-six?!? In the minor leagues, around a bunch of 20-somethings??? I thought that was funny, so for the rest of the game my dad and I would shout "hey old guy!" when he was in the outfield or at the plate. He actually did pretty well for an old guy that year and was among the top hitters in the Red Wings. He hit .284 and led the club with 11 triples. And he wasn't even the oldest guy the Red Wings fielded that year—that honor goes to the now-deceased Jim Corsi, who was 38. Anyway, he's signed autographs through-the-mail twice for me. The first time was in 2005 and the most recent was in 2021. Not a lot of guys who are actively involved with Major League Baseball sign these days, but Kirby was signing regularly through the Mets this year, too. Michael SanPietro October 7, 2024 In 1998 when he was playing for Norfolk in AAA vs Charlotte Knights Wayne signed a baseball I carried around while I had a brief stint as an usher. He was more than happy to sign. Shawn Gilbert, who was traded for him, also signed the same ball previously.

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