Mets ex-third base coach Eddie Yost dies at 86

[Joe Rigatoni]

Mets ex-third base coach Eddie Yost died this past Tuesday at age 86 in Weston,Mass.His daughter Felita Yost Carr confirmed his death but there was no specific cause other than a "bad heart." Yost was the third
base coach for the Mets from 1968-75.Yost was a great guy and we will miss him.

[chicagowhitesox1173]

RIP Mr. Yost

I always admired him. He was getting on base through walks years before they became popular. His last atbat in the Majors he took a base on balls. He was also the Angels first batter in their team history and a WW2 Vet. I was a big Cecil travis fan and he was the last living player who was a teammate of Cecil Travis.

Like somebody mentioned in a different thread, I also believe he would have gotten more Hall of Fame support had he played outside Griffith Stadium.

[milladrive]

I remember him well. Arguably the second-best thirdbase coach the Mets have ever had.

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[LostMet]

I remember him well. Arguably the second-best thirdbase coach the Mets have ever had.

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RIP Mr. Yost. I am sorry to hear of his passing. As a kid, those Mets teams in the late 60's and early 70's brought me a lot of joy.

[Joe Rigatoni]

RIP Mr. Yost. I am sorry to hear of his passing. As a kid, those Mets teams in the late 60's and early 70's brought me a lot of joy.

As a kid,those Mets teams brought me a lot of joy as well.Particularly from 1969-76 when I was between the ages of 5 and 12.Although in 1969-70 I was a casual fan that enjoyed the reactions of everyone around me.By 1971 when I was 7 I
became a sports fan of all the major sports particularly the Mets,Jets,and Knicks.If only I became a sports fan two years
earlier I would have enjoyed more championships in a 16 month period(3 from January 1969 through May 1970)than I would
have the rest of my life put together(2 in May 1973 and October 1986).Like I said Yost was a great guy and we will miss him.