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Wally Backman
American baseball player and manager
Baseball player
Walter Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseballsecond baseman.
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He is best known for his time with the New York Mets from 1980–1988 and was a member of their 1986 World Series-winning team. He was also the former manager for the Las Vegas 51s, the Mets' Triple-A team, from 2013 to 2016. He served as the bench coach for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League in 2017.
Backman was the manager of the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, [1] until October 2, 2023, when it was announced that the Ducks and Backman have parted ways.
Playing career
New York Mets
Early years (1980-1985)
Backman was the Mets' first round pick in the 1977 Major League Baseball draft (sixteenth overall).
He was assigned to the New York–Penn League's Little Falls Mets upon signing, and batted .325 with six home runs in his first profes