Mookie Wilson Biography

Mookie Wilson is a retired professional baseball player in Major League Baseball. While his given name is William, he was nicknamed Mookie as a small child and it has stood the test of time. He began his career in baseball in high school before progressing to college where he played for Spartanburg Methodist College. While he was in his third season with the program Mookie was drafted in the MLB Draft in 1976, but decided to remain in school to improve his draft stock for the next year. In 1977 he was selected in the second round and went on to play a majority of his career with the New York Mets. His career numbers, including a World Series Championship, led to Wilson being inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame. After he hung up his helmet for the last time as a player, Wilson then got into coaching by becoming the 1st base coach with the Mets, and has since moved onto a front office position.

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