3 former NY Mets players with World Baseball Classic records

David Wright is “Captain America” because of what he did in the 2013 WBC. However, the beloved New York Mets third baseman didn’t have enough time to accumulate some of the tournament’s all-time records.

This isn’t the case for some other Mets players. Through multiple tournaments or some sheer luck, they've come away at the top of the WBC leaderboards. These three currently hold at least one significant record.

Former Mets player who have WBC records

Carlos Beltran - 28 games played

Nobody has played in more games in the WBC than Carlos Beltran. The first few years of his career pre-Mets didn’t even allow him to add to the total either. In addition to 28 games played, he’s second with hits at 30. The impending Hall of Famer was in the tournament four times, one shy of Miguel Cabrera with five appearances.

Yoenis Cespedes - 3 triples

It’s a good thing Yoenis Cespedes was chasing after third base and not a wild boar in the WBC. He’s a fascinating candidate to have 3 triples and lead the way. You’d think some speedster who never made it in the big leagues might’ve taken advantage of it with some fluke scheduling against inferior teams. Alas, it’s Cespedes whose weird career and Mets tenure who won this round. Something tells me he has another random record in there somewhere.

Daisuke Matsuzaka - 6 games started, 6 wins, 23 strikeouts

You remember Daisuke Matsuzaka in a Mets uniform, right? He spent parts of the 2013 and 2014 season in New York. Working primarily as a reliever in the latter season, his last in MLB, he managed to win 6 total games in his two years. It’s also the number he has won in the WBC with a history-leading 23 strikeouts as well. What’s most impressive about Dice-K’s WBC history is he has indeed won all 6 of the games he played in. He was the good luck charm for Team Japan in 2006 and 2009.

Several of these records have a chance to be broken with Matsuzaka’s 6 wins in 6 tries being the toughest to ever surpass.