Two Mets Minor Leaguers Arrested

Re-posted by Nicholas Stix

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Dominicans?

In fact, they are both Venezuelans (here and here), a nation of notoriously hot-headed ballplayers, compared to which, Dominicans are a bunch of pussycats.
 

Two Mets minor leaguers were arrested on Friday
By Bill Baer
Jul 6, 2014, 10:35 P.M. EDT
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ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin, citing a press release issued by the city of Kingsport, Tennessee, reports that two Mets minor leaguers were arrested for drag racing at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour early Friday morning. The two were 19-year-old outfielder Wuilmer Becerra and 20-year-old outfielder Vicente Lupo. Drag racing is a Class B misdemeanor offense.

Kingsport is home to the Mets’ rookie league team in the Appalachian League. In 35 plate appearances, Lupo was slashing .194/.286/.290 with a solo home run, his only extra-base hit and RBI. Becerra was slashing .250/.340/.375 with a home run and six runs batted in.

The Mets acquired Becerra in the R.A. Dickey trade along with Noah Syndergaard, Travis d’Arnaud, and John Buck. Lupo was signed as an international free agent in July 2010, ranking 25th on Baseball America’s list of international prospects that year.