Former New York Mets outfielder Butch Huskey, who spent six seasons with the team, died Friday at age 54. “We are saddened to learn about the passing of former Met Butch Huskey,” the team announced on X. Huskey was selected by the Mets in the seventh round of the 1989 MLB draft out of high school in Oklahoma. After several seasons in the minors, he made his major league debut in 1993 and spent six seasons with the Mets. Huskey’s best season came in 1997, when he hit a career-high 24 home runs and drove in 81 runs across 142 games. That September, Huskey launched a home run into the upper deck at Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium, becoming one of just four players to reach the stadium’s 600 level. Huskey was the penultimate Mets player to wear No. 42 before MLB retired the number league-wide in 1997 in honor of Jackie Robinson. After leaving New York, Huskey played for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, and Colorado Rockies. He finished his eight-year major league career with a .267 batting average, 86 home runs, and 336 RBIs. No cause of death has been disclosed.
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