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D.J. Dozier
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 536 of 1218 players
Dozier
William Henry Dozier
Born: September 21, 1965 at Norfolk, Va.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.00 Weight: 205

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First Mets game: May 6, 1992
Last Mets game: October 4, 1992

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HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY:

Dave
August 19, 2001
If DJ's bat was as big as his ego, maybe he would have gotten a hit, once. He was washed up before he even got started. And to that guy who he signed an autograph for, did he only sign half of his name. He infamous for only signing half of his name, sometimes you would have to hit him up twice for a full autograph. What a stinge.

Cami
November 1, 2003
The person that several of you are describing is not the DJ Dozier I was lucky to have as a friend at PSU. He was kind, sharing and always there for a friend when he was needed!

Phil Thiegou
November 1, 2003
He also played for the Detroit Lions. He was Barry Sanders' back up, and in 1991 that was like being Cal Ripken, Jr.'s back up.

Mike
December 8, 2006
As a life long Mets, and Vikings fan, I thought the stars had aligned when DJ Dozier played for both my favorite teams. I was very disappointed he didn't work out for either, especially for the Vikings where he was a 1st round draft pick. It's too bad his natural athletic ability didn't translate to hitting.

Dave VW
November 9, 2022
I have to disagree completely with what Salamander wrote above. Dozier was definitely no "promotional tool," signed only to create publicity and attract attention. He was a legit two-sport athlete, drafted by the Tigers out of high school in 1983. But he instead chose to go to Penn St. to play football, which led to a national championship and a first-round selection to the Vikings in 1987. Soured by his lack of opportunities in the NFL by 1990, he gave up football and returned to baseball, signing with the Mets as a free agent. Splitting that season between Class A and AA, he hit .303 with 15 HR, 80 RBI and 36 SB. Those stats are a far cry from anything Tim Tebow ever accomplished and led to Dozier being named the 44th best prospect in all of baseball by Baseball America prior to the 1991 season. He fizzled out from there but, just because he didn't pan out doesn't mean his addition was only a "silly publicity ploy." In actuality, he was someone the Mets had taken a flier on and appeared to be on the path to big things. It just didn't work out. And the Mets were far from the only team who saw something in Dozier, as the Padres traded for him, along with Wally Whitehurst and minor league catcher Raul Casanova, for All-Star SS Tony Fernandez following the 1992 season. Were the Padres also guilty of finding "artificial ways of generating interest in their team?" I think it's more the case that Dozier displayed some actual talent and teams thought he could develop into a legit big-league contributor. Of course, in hindsight that didn't happen, but by no means does that mean Dozier was only some sort of sideshow attraction meant to generate fan interest.








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