Tony Tarasco
Anthony Giacinto
Tarasco
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: December 9, 1970 in New York, NY
Drafted: 15th round 1988 by the Atlanta Braves
Acquired: as a free agent, March 2001
Departed: as a free agent, October 2002
Tony's most famous New York minute occurred
not as a member of the Mets or the Yankees, but as a member of the Baltimore
Orioles in the 1996 AL Playoffs. He was the outfielder waiting to catch the fly
ball at the fence when a young fan reached out and plucked the ball from the
sky, resulting in a Yankee home run and victory. Later on Tony played for the
Yankees briefly, spent some time in Japan, and resurfaced in the big leagues
for the Mets in 2002 after a three-year hiatus. His card from the 2001 Choice Norfolk
Tides set is shown here. An interesting Japanese sticker is among the cards
pictured below the stats box. Nearly two
decades after his last big-league appearance with the Mets, he rejoined the
team, becoming the first-base coach in 2021.
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JAPANESE BATTING RECORD YEAR CLUB G
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS
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This
is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I
transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable
Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are
cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones
that still remained until that final deal.
Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something
to display in my office and den. At the
bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing
was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so
I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs
and game-used areas. If an orange card
is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you
feel so moved. Contact me by following
this link: NYMHall.
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1989 ProCards |
1992-93 Fleer Excel |
1994 Topps Finest |
1989 ProCards
Pulaski Braves #1904
1990 Best #100
1990 Best Sumter Braves #23
1991 ProCards Durham Bulls #1675
1992 SkyBox AA #103
1992 Upper Deck Top Prospects #82
1992-93 Fleer Excel #6
1993 Fleer Final Edition #F-5
1993 Leaf Update #452
1993 Topps Stadium Club #696
1993 Upper Deck #623
1994 Bowman #77
1994 Fleer #377
1994 Fleer Flair #3591994 Leaf #2
1994 Pinnacle Select #381
1994 Score #617
1994 Score Gold Rush #617
1994 Sportflics 2000 Update #82
1994 Topps #442
1994 Topps Finest #4221994 Topps Gold #442
1994 Upper Deck #206
1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #273
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1996 Pacific Crown |
1998 Invincible |
1995 Donruss Top
of the Order
1995 Fleer #320
1995 Fleer Ultra #355
1995 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion #355
1995 Fleer Update #U-109
1995 Leaf #365
1995 Pinnacle #212
1995 Score #145
1995 Topps #32
1995 Topps Traded #60T
1995 Upper Deck #325
1995 Upper Deck SP #75
1996 Fleer Ultra
#310
1996 Pacific Crown Collection #128
1996 Panini Stickers #20
1996 Score #106
1996 Topps #37
1996 Topps Stadium Club #323
1996 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #617
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2000 BBM |
2000 Epoch Pro-Baseball |
1997 Pacific Crown Collection #31
1997 Score #382
1998 Pacific Invincible Gems of the Diamond #17
1998 Q Cards Indianapolis Indians #32
2000 BBM #504 (Japanese)
2000 BBM #622 (Japanese)
2000 BBM Diamond Heroes #240 (Japanese)2000 Epoch Pro-Baseball Stickers #194 (Japanese)
2001 Choice Norfolk Tides #23
2002 Choice
Norfolk Tides #23
2006 Choice Vermont Lake Monsters #35
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