Ross Jones (#169)

About this episode

Mark Simon joins the podcast to share the story of Ross Jones, who had a unique career as a Met with game-winning doubles.

For this Florida native, 100% of his career hits as a Met were game-winning doubles with 9-year-old Mark Simon in the stands. Mark joins the pod to tell us the story! Card 169 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1394/1988-topps-tiffany-169-ross-jones_96618635 88 Topps Blog - https://88topps.blogspot.com/2008/02/169-ross-jones.html Mark Simon’s Journalism Salute Podcast - https://marksimonsports.com/journalism-podcast/ Mark’s 1986 Mets Rewatch newsletter - https://1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/ Rising Apple interview - https://risingapple.com/2021/10/30/ny-mets-ross-jones-exciting-time/ Ross Jones IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429182/

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Kuzma, David McEllis

Guest: Mark Simon

Topics covered

• baseball
• New York Mets
• game-winning hits
• sports storytelling
• podcast interview

Keywords

• Ross Jones
• Mark Simon
• New York Mets
• game-winning doubles
• 1988 Topps

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beckett, 88 Topps Blog, Mark Simon’s Journalism Salute Podcast, Mark’s 1986 Mets Rewatch newsletter, Rising Apple, IMDB

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