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36: 592:, Elster became the starter after an injury to Gil. He went on to have a career year, hitting a career high 24 home runs in a career high 596 plate appearances. 92 of his career high 99 runs batted in came batting ninth, a major league record. He also had career highs in games (157), runs (79) and extra base hits (58) to earn the 384:. He batted .310 with eight home runs and 74 runs batted in, and set a franchise record with 170 hits. Once again, he received a call up to the majors that September. He collected four hits in ten at bats, and got his first major league run batted in with a double off the 540:
season, he signed as a Free agent with the New York Yankees. On June 30, he played in his first major league game in over two years. His tenure with the Yankees lasted just seventeen games. In which, he went 2-for-37 before his release on June 8,
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raised his average above .200. He managed to keep it there the rest of the way. On July 19, Elster committed a first-inning error that led to five unearned runs in the Mets' 11–2 loss to the
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On August 27, 2022, the New York Mets held their first Old Timers Day since 1994. Elster was the starting shortstop for the Amazins where he went 1-1 and recorded a putout.
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from the Cardinals at the July 31 trade deadline, and released Elster. Elster chose to retire rather than try to sign with another team.
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also used Elster at third and first, the first time he had ever played a position other than shortstop in his major league career.
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hovered in the low .100s through most of April until a 4-for-5 with two runs and two runs batted in on April 26 against the
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In 2021, indie-folk artist Cousin Wolf released a song entitled "Kevin Elster" as part of an album called "Nine Innings."
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season opener. On May 16, an injury once again ended Elster's season when he broke his wrist in a collision with Marlins
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1989 was his last full season with the Mets. A shoulder injury ended his 1990 season on August 3. He came back strong in
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He played 13 seasons in from 1986 to 2000 for the Mets, Yankees, Phillies, Rangers, Pirates and Dodgers.
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season before shoulder surgery ended his season. He was non-tendered by the Mets for
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record, which he broke on April 19.) Elster committed two errors in game four of the
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the following day. Over the remainder of the season, Elster batted .167 with three
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that Winter, but failed to make the club in Spring Training. Shortly into the
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During the off-season, he signed a $ 1.65 million one-year contract with the
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shortstops with 235 putouts), Elster got off to a slow start with the bat in
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when he received a somewhat surprising September call up to the majors in
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record by playing 88 consecutive games at shortstop without committing an
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on October 2. Following the season, the Mets traded incumbent shortstop
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season, Elster was lured out of retirement by the then Dodgers manager
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Elster signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers prior to
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He did not commit another regular season error until May 9,
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October 1, 2000, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
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before being released. Shortly afterwards, he signed as a
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Elster played the part of Pat Corning in the 1994 movie
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In his first game as the Mets' regular shortstop in the
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September 2, 1986, for the New York Mets
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in 1993. He batted .282 in ten games for the double A
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Originally signed to serve as a backup to 314:with the Mets on the verge of capturing the 1203:"New York Mets 10, Philadelphia Phillies 8" 318:. He made his major league debut as a late 1813: 1799: 1791: 1458: 1444: 1436: 971:"1986 National League Championship Series" 953:"Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 0" 512:New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies 34: 23: 935:"New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 2" 915:"San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 3" 2379:Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players 1094:"Elster Errorless in 73 Games, a Record" 1022:"St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 2" 674: 472:1988 National League Championship Series 356:1986 National League Championship Series 857: 436:. It was his last error of the season. 376:Elster's bat caught up to his glove in 241: 155: 1431:Society for American Baseball Research 1242:"1996 American League Division Series" 2374:Golden West Rustlers baseball players 1076:"Cincinnati Reds 11, New York Mets 2" 882:. 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Shortstop
San Pedro, California
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
New York Mets
1986
1992
New York Yankees
1994
1995
Philadelphia Phillies
1995
Texas Rangers
1996
Pittsburgh Pirates
1997
1998
Los Angeles Dodgers
2000
World Series
1986
baseball
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Major League Baseball
error
New York Mets
1984
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