I know it isn't the correct answer, but the first thought that popped into my brain was Casey Stengel; first with the Brooklyn Robins and finishing with the Mets. And if you add in the Yankees well, hell, he wins the NY baseball trifecta. I believe Casey got his start with some SL team and his T210 rookie card is worth a fortune.
Here is one for the trivia freaks: The first home run in the old Yankee Stadium (the house that Ruth built) was struck by none other than Casey, an inside the park job. I wonder who was the first slugger to hit one over the fence?
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