Wednesday, February 17, 2010

#147) FRANCISCO ESTRADA

Francisco "Paquin" Estrada joined the New York Mets from the Mexico City Reds (of the Mexican Baseball League) on January 13, 1971. He would appear in a single Major League Baseball game. That coming at Shea Stadium on September 14, 1971. Estrada went on to become a legend in his native Mexico and is enshrined in the Salon de la Fama del Beisbol.

His story as a "Moonlight Graham Met" is told here.

Paquin Estrada signed the index card that was used to create his card in the set from a private signing conducted by Vincente Romo in Mexico on January 19, 2010.

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