Brooklyn Cyclones - Alumni

Alumni

The first Cyclone to break into the major leagues was infielder Danny Garcia, who made his debut with the New York Mets on September 2, 2003 at Shea Stadium. Scott Kazmir, who played with Brooklyn in 2002, made his major league debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2004. Still with the Rays in 2008, Kazmir was tagged with the loss in Game 1 of the 2008 World Series. He is the first former Cyclone to reach the World Series, though Lenny DiNardo, who pitched with the Cyclones in 2001, won a World Series ring with the Boston Red Sox in 2004 while on the Disabled List.

Mike Jacobs, who was a member of the inaugural 2001 Cyclones team, made his Mets debut on August 21, 2005, hitting a three run pinch-hit home run off Washington Nationals pitcher Esteban Loaiza. In 30 games with 100 at bats for the Mets, Jacobs hit 11 home runs and had 23 RBI before being traded to the Florida Marlins after the season.

In April 2006, Brian Bannister became the first Cyclone pitcher to make his debut with the Mets in a game against the Washington Nationals at Shea. The following April, sidearm reliever Joe Smith, who pitched for the Cyclones in 2006, made his major league debut on opening day for the Mets against the St. Louis Cardinals. Smith pitched a scoreless third of an inning in the Mets win. First baseman/outfielder Nick Evans was called up on May 24, 2008 as an injury replacement. Evans, who played with the Cyclones in 2005, had 3 doubles in his first major league game. Ike Davis, who played for the Cyclones in 2008, is now the first baseman for the Mets.

As of June 20, 2012, the Cyclones had sent 25 players to the Major Leagues. The then-current Major Leaguers who were former Brooklyn Cyclones were:

• Drew Butera, catcher for the Minnesota Twins
• Ike Davis, first baseman for the New York Mets
• Lucas Duda, left fielder for the New York Mets
• Dillon Gee, pitcher for the New York Mets
• Matt Lindstrom, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
• Zach Lutz, infielder for the New York Mets
• Jenrry Mejia, pitcher for the New York Mets
• Ángel Pagán, center fielder for the San Francisco Giants
• Bobby Parnell, pitcher for the New York Mets
• Josh Satin, infielder for the New York Mets
• Joe Smith, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians