MLB: Mourning in Mets and Major Leagues with the death of former pitcher, Jeff Innis

The former reliever of the New York Mets Jeff Innis has passed away Today Sunday at 59 years old. Innis had been battling cancer and pitched 360 innings in the Major Leagues between 1987 and 1993, with all seven seasons in a Mets uniform.

The right-hander was a 13th-round pick for New York in the 1983 draft, and was a Met almost from start to finish in his professional career, in addition to spending the 1994-95 seasons in the minors with the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, and Philadelphia Phillies farm systems. Mets team historian and vice president/alumni public relations Jay Horwitz said:

“He loved the fans and never shied away from autographs. Jeff Innis was just a decent, humble guy who never did much to be a Major League player. Jeff was proud of the fact that the Mets were the only team he played for in the Major Leagues.”

Innis was something of a throwback even in his day, as a submarine pitcher who relied on soft contact and keeping hitters off balance. The results were undeniable, as Innis posted a 3.05 ERA for his career and became a workhorse of the New York bullpen.

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Only three pitchers in all of baseball appeared in more games between 1991 and 1993 than Innis, who took the mound 212 times. We at Al Bat send our condolences to the Innis family and to Jeff’s many friends and fans.

Raphael Martinez

I am a fan of the King of Sports, especially the Boston Red Sox in MLB and all Mexican baseball in general. This profession has given me the opportunity to cover major events such as the Caribbean Series, the LMB All Star, the LMP (uninterrupted since 2009), signing important players. I had the chance to attend the 2013 World Classic in Arizona, USA, although as a fan. Apart from this beautiful sport, I love basketball, where I have also narrated games and even an NBA friendly 10 years ago, but I have baseball in my veins. Degree in Communication Sciences from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS) , from which I graduated in 2011. I was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa and started in the world of sports journalism in 2004 in the newspaper El Sol de Mazatlán, where I was a baseball columnist and a reporter at the same time. In January 2009 I arrived at El Debate as a journalist reporter and it was almost six years (in the first stage), until in November 2014 I emigrated to the radio providing my services at Línea Directa-Grupo RSN. My cycle there ended in July 2019 and a few days later, El Debate gave me another opportunity to work and opened the doors for me again. This is how I came to Al Bat, where I have been since 2019 as a web journalist.

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