Dario Pizzano Signs Free Agent Deal With New York Mets
1/10/2019 2:28:00 PM | Baseball
The former Lions' standout will enter his eighth professional season this spring.
NEW YORK – Former Columbia baseball standout Dario Pizzano signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets this fall and is set to begin his eighth professional season when Spring Training commences in Port St. Lucie.
Pizzano has spent the previous seven years in the Seattle Mariners organization where he has a lifetime .283 batting average with 53 homers and 361 RBI. He had stints in AAA Tacoma in 2016 and 2017 and was a two-time All-Star in the Midwest and Southern Leagues.
A three-time first team All-Ivy League outfielder, Pizzano was the Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Year in 2010 and Player of the Year in 2012. He is currently tied for the program record in home runs with 25, matched by former Major Leaguer Gene Larkin '84.
During his three years at Columbia, Pizzano has batted .364 in 133 games. He ranks among Columbia's top-ten in career batting average, slugging percentage (.647), on-base percentage (.448), doubles (43), home runs (25), runs batted in (108) and total bases (293).
Pizzano has spent the previous seven years in the Seattle Mariners organization where he has a lifetime .283 batting average with 53 homers and 361 RBI. He had stints in AAA Tacoma in 2016 and 2017 and was a two-time All-Star in the Midwest and Southern Leagues.
A three-time first team All-Ivy League outfielder, Pizzano was the Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Year in 2010 and Player of the Year in 2012. He is currently tied for the program record in home runs with 25, matched by former Major Leaguer Gene Larkin '84.
During his three years at Columbia, Pizzano has batted .364 in 133 games. He ranks among Columbia's top-ten in career batting average, slugging percentage (.647), on-base percentage (.448), doubles (43), home runs (25), runs batted in (108) and total bases (293).
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