On March 30, 2001 — The New York Mets’ #3 prospect, Brian Cole, aged 22, is killed when the SUV he is driving home to Mississippi from spring training flips over. Cole, who stole 69 bases the previous year, was voted the organization’s player of the year in 2000. [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Jo
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