ED LYNCH

WLIE 540 AM SPORTSTALKNY

Ed Lynch was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 22nd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft. After three years in their farm system, in which he compiled a 22–27 record and 3.89 earned run average, the Rangers sent him to the New York Mets on September 18, 1979 as part of an earlier deal in which the Mets sent Willie Montañez to the Rangers for two players to be named later. The other player the Rangers sent the Mets was first baseman Mike Jorgensen. He would make his Major league debut with the Mets on August 31, 1980 against the San Francisco Giants, out of the bullpen. He would win his first major league start on September 13 against the Chicago Cubs, snapping a thirteen-game losing streak for his club, He joins Mark and AJ on a week when the Mets will retire one of his teammates Keith Hernandez number to talk about #17 impact on the team. Tune in each week on streaming on the 365sportscast.com network or on www.sportstalknylive.com for the live broadcast, also on the 365sportscast iPhone, Android and Alexa apps