Former Brooklyn Cyclones star Plawecki catches on quickly with Mets
Former Brooklyn Backstop Shines in Big League Debut
It was less than three years ago on Coney Island that then-Brooklyn Cyclones manager Rich Donnelly told us how just how good Kevin Plawecki could be.
And keep in mind that at the time, the 21-year-old catcher was hitting a paltry .171 through his first 10 games as a professional following a standout career at Purdue University.
“The last thing I’m worried about is him,” Donnelly, now the third-base coach for the Seattle Mariners, intimated on that sunny July day at Brooklyn’s MCU Park.