EXCLUSIVE: Sam Haggerty Gets MLB Call Up

The Syracuse Mets manager, Tony DeFrancesco gives Sam Haggerty his call up to the major leagues.
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[@nickperos954]

This manager needs to go to the big leagues. He is the man.

[@tonylodatoii4258]

He is wearing Tim Teufel’s number and has his nose. That’s a lifelong professional NY Met. I have his autograph on a baseball from when I was 7 years old. He was our third base coach in 2015 when we lost in the WS. He will always be with the Mets (minors or majors). And he was a utility infielder when we won in 1986.

[@thehargraves63]

@@tonylodatoii4258 Who is the manager? Simple plan. Let’s go win, then pound some Budweiser.

[@colin5484]

I like him in the minors, the relationship he has with those guys just looks amazing

[@OldFuddyDuddy69]

@@thehargraves63 Tony Defrancesco.

[@NomahLovesYah]

I had the same thought!!!

[@jimwerther]

Every other guy in the room was dying to hear his name

[@sarriola18]

Coach: "You know who Mickey Callaway is?" Me: hehehe

[@jamezguard]

ha same

[@ctc100scr1]

Who is he

[@spelldaddy5386]

@@ctc100scr1 worst manager the Mets have had in the last two decades, if not longer

[@JonahLoeb]

@@spelldaddy5386 also a gross sex creep

[@Hituvuvuvu]

@@spelldaddy5386 thou shalt not judge

[@Diego-Delgado]

i remember getting called up in 93. it was a life changing experience. i didnt know whether to cry or be a man and keep a straight face then the judge said 14 years, 10 on good behavior and i decided to cry...

[@OutdatedBoss]

lmao underrated comment

[@canz7344]

very underrated comment

[@lwden5709]

Jeez man what did you do

[@scuzzer3174]

@@OutdatedBoss is this a reference

[@josueportillo143]

🤣🤣

[@SensitiveHomie310]

That coach is something else. I'm at home in front of my pc and I felt like going outside and working on my fielding after hearing him.

[@fuukafriday8733]

From the mariners, thank you so much for sam

[@kygem]

youre welcome

[@IAmJoeJericho]

"Where's Bobby Bonilla at? You ready to go back"?

[@citizenbeeswax7985]

Bonilla is still getting paid in 2021 by the mets. Lol

[@IAmJoeJericho]

@@citizenbeeswax7985 so then he should be ready to go back, lol

[@patrickbagnano1561]

Lmao

[@jsoucats]

Good one. Made me laugh.

[@joshg.6315]

Bobby is like “Nah, I’ll take the check though.”

[@patrickroche7799]

First call up to the show. What a great feeling that must be. Chase the dream!

[@edwardshaw1743]

Why isn't this coach being called up and Mickey sent down?

[@johntolento]

😂 l know Right

[@analogkid4957]

Edward Shaw Lol. This coach seems like a good motivator and locker room guy. Although Callaway has been criticized for being to nice and not tough enough so maybe the nice guy motivational speech managing style is not effective for the Mets at least this season.

[@chop3625]

Thinking the same thing😂

[@mcsweeney29]

Read that as “Sean Hannity gets MLB call up.” Big difference.

[@nj-1008]

Considering Sean can't even carry a jock!

[@OldFuddyDuddy69]

@@nj-1008 (Checks the talk show ratings) You lose.

[@peterpark7082]

@@OldFuddyDuddy69 you sound salty

[@willi6880]

Were all men here, there's SWEARING IN BASEBALL! Stop bleeping it out, it's annoying

[@christopherjoseph7555]

Young Kids watch baseball dumb butt

[@willi6880]

@@christopherjoseph7555 its called the real world. Grow a sack softie

[@christophercasey6775]

We don't care. It is the real world.

[@christopherjoseph7555]

@@willi6880 What ??? Lol what does that even mean bro

[@jmart1393]

Aaron Altherr is like fuuuuck I'm never getting called up again

[@jerrybravo9046]

Lol

[@TWolfyG]

J Mizzy already got a few million in the bank I can tell you that

[@twooldfartsinanrv7137]

Albuquerque Dukes, Crandall was our manager. During a team meeting he points at me and said " I have no idea why you are here, I do not want you pitching for me any more " I thought I was gone. He then said" BUT, LA wants you there in the morning, take this plane ticket and get out of here" After so many years, I remember that day like it happened yesterday.

[@lackdeaver9934]

I remember when I got my plane ticket. At the end of minor league camp in Mesa, AZ, I was released. It was a $950 one way ticket, they paid more for that ticket that what I made monthly the season before! Congratulations on your call up.

[@Toydominic]

Albuquerque Dukes? Hell yeah!

[@robertredmon5409]

Just making the majors is a tremendous accomplishment congratulations you got to live the dream lol. As someone who loves the game but wasn't very good i can only imagine the feeling.

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

If you don’t mind me asking, who are you? Always curious.

[@chrisbalsamo968]

Wow. What a moment to remember. Can’t even imagine.

[@enniswhalen2428]

@ C B - Great stuff !

[@jcsturgeon]

Why did they have to edit out all the swears? Are the Mets worried about getting demonitized? This is BASEBALL

[@christopherjoseph7555]

Exactly idiot baseball no need for trash. Lot of young kids watch baseball dumb butt

[@TambouraBaptiste]

"Haggerty, you know where the F you are right now?" 😂

[@omeedbadri]

you're in the jungle baby

[@jefflewis4]

That clubhouse is cramped, the entire team can't fit in there. Gotta love the minors.

[@natsman7262]

That is AAA too. This location the owners did not want to upgrade facilities and the Nats left. They since have had to upgrade for 2020/2021 mandated by the MLB to keep a team affiliations.

[@Dylan_The_Car_Dealer]

@@natsman7262 it’s really who just wants to spend the money. Take this for example. I was a clubbie for the Durham Bulls. AAA affiliate for Tampa. And as you might know. Tampa doesn’t have a lot of money because no one goes to the fucking games. But the Bulls clubhouse is fucking massive. Full weight room. Kitchen. Several offices. Literally everything. But then you have the Mets who have way more money than Tampa and they give Syracuse a shit clubhouse.

[@jmart1393]

Right after this speech, Dilson Herrera was seen throwing a tantrum for not getting the call and immediately opting out of his deal

[@t1mmah]

He shook Haggarty's hand and was like, "That's it. I'm going home!"

[@byra4171]

Yep exactly

[@cornehogeveen7024]

@@tomitstube Dilson didn't play in Korea. That was Altherr

[@Eta1425]

Braves' fan here. That was awesome. What a moment for that kid and I love how the manager presented it. Now, hopefully he isn't so good that he beats my Braves but what a cool moment to relish

[@ringodeathstarr9795]

sam haggerty is on seattle now, i fucking love that guy

[@neilkhare9674]

Manager: you’re going to the big leagues! Player: does it have to be to the Mets?

[@yunglifty3523]

LMAO (coming from a bucks fan sadly)

[@tomitstube]

haggerty traded to the mariners, not getting a lot of playing time but making it stick, so far. what a big moment, he was in the minors for 6 years.

[@FiremanSketch]

Traded or Rule-5?

[@tomitstube]

@@FiremanSketch apparently waived by the mets.

[@Kriosaivak]

And he’s certainly making the most of it :)

[@rickanduiza186]

Look how happy his teammates are for him. That's why you play the game, for the man next to you!

[@blitzedge]

Absolute chills when he told him. So cool.

[@erikslade9701]

I got to meet Tony at a coaches seminar in AZ 2019. He showed us this video. What player would not want to play for this guy! Great coach and he talks just like this all the time..lol...F- bombs all over the place. Passionate about what he does!

[@tvtechwonv27]

Sammy your a Major Leaguer Bro! That is an amazing achievement. Best of luck brother!

[@BeCoShooter]

It's 2019, do we really need to edit for language? F-in' A!

[@biffalobull2335]

Ding ding ding. class moron right over here.

[@danmulcahy6044]

apparently

[@raetekusu1]

Some people don't like language. I don't care whether or not they use language, but I would much rather it be a normal bleep because when it cuts out abruptly like that, it makes me think there's some audio trouble.

[@CatWith-AHat]

He would go on to be on the roster for 11 games get 4 AB with 3K and released later that winter, he now plays for Seattle where he is doing decent.

[@julesjames593]

More than decent! We love him here.

[@turtle19dad]

Love seeing these moments.

[@dnic5460]

My 1st year in AAA i hit .294, 28dbs, 10tps, 13hr, 64rbi, and 31sbs. Was 2nd in at bats, runs scored, and 1st in assist in the outfield. Didn't get the call up. That being said, I still felt good for the kid getting his 1st call up to the big leagues!!! Congrats kid!!!

[@xunit62]

That’s what’s sports is all about!

[@jbjjones767]

the manager sounded like Andrew dice Clay giving a speech

[@andrewaaberg482]

This video is amazing. This is the kinda love and support you see in the Mets clubhouse too, seems like a great organization

[@stovar1182]

Listen up kids, this is what a real coach sounds like.

[@mikehanzal9562]

Pretty cool. Nice gesture by the manager.

[@Nohoihoewa]

Going to the show !

[@the99thtimelord16]

Coach blue balled 3 players just to give haggerty the good news. Smooth coach. 😂

[@runningriot6399]

Those guy are going up also it just wasn’t their first time .

[@jvee2901]

I've been a Mets fan since Wayne Garrett wore that number 11 at 3rd base.

[@GD-mu8bb]

Proud to say this is my home town triple a team and manager

[@christophergreen7183]

I respect all that he says. The back pocket hanging out is giving me anxiety.

[@Wavrs]

He said more prouder lol

[@mr.wright4447]

That was awesome!

[@allenwoodall5590]

This is why i loved baseball since i was a kid in the 70's. This is one of our future stars Good Luck Sam

[@datrandomboi3813]

He’s a Mariners star lol

[@mayoluck]

Damn thats awesome Sam, i seen that shit grin😏. You been ripping it up in my MLB 2k 19 season too. (Edit i called you up months ago 🤙 but hey im just an armchair coach)

[@thelonewolfgaming4519]

2k made a baseball game this year?

[@mayoluck]

@@thelonewolfgaming4519 i wish... We have a site (mv mods) with mods to bring MLB 2k12 (and a few other basball games) update with rosters, player pics, cyberfaces and on and on. The whole game is presented as 2k19 only a few things still have 2k12 logos.

[@ThewrldofJd]

@@mayoluck can i get a link

[@jadeduh4555]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 To the show you go! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼

[@mandas6451]

This is awesome. What a feeling that has to be

[@davidktd]

Off to the show!

[@christopherguiza6372]

LFGM!❤️ ⚾️

[@Nik-cg6qr]

Awsome

[@franciscovillarreal8202]

Lets go Mets⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾

[@adamgreschler5231]

I love the Mets!

[@oliviasworld_2017]

Sooooooo are we getting called up? Cause I said I was ready to go back skip.

[@michaelartman7948]

My hometown team!!

[@kevinwilde3112]

All the best to them

[@pyopatriotsmember4026]

i love this team and i love it for mlb the show i have them for road to the show

[@U2BEMatchmaker]

Awesome job.

[@giancongedoperello6508]

I am from Mallorca Spain. I Love The mets

[@thejrodshow7679]

Fantastic manager 👏

[@mcgurkryans]

Mickey!!! This thing pops up on my feed of all days!

[@sarriola18]

Pause

[@bigeasydeg]

Baseball is the hardest sport in my opinion to make it in. So many levels to play in before they get the call.

[@michaelangellotti4773]

0:50 No one raises their hand = NY Mets

[@patrickfuller1806]

Regardless of what team that you root for (Braves fan here)...It is cool to see a young man being told that his dream is about to come true.

[@cschamby8545]

I don't even know Tony DeFrancesco and I want to win a game for him.

[@YoungBideo]

That's our boy. Great job coach!! Swaggerty in the building #Mariners

[@radarrob1443]

Tony D is the manager, my neighbor growing up and we played on the same Babe Ruth league team, he was a hell of a catcher

[@shanghaicj821]

I’m so glad my mariners got Swag Hammertey 😎🥩🥩🥩😎

[@poogan1239]

IF only we could hear ANY of it.

[@dudeperfectjrgoat7667]

#LGM

[@TheRespectful1]

Ironic that they have football on in the background lol

[@MrCrazyman1535]

They need something like this in MLB the show

[@multiyapples]

Congratulations Sam.

[@davebruneau6068]

sound is censored cuz the mets dont think you can handle the language

[@nicholaswarren3776]

Swaggerty is awesome lo e that hes on the mariners

[@mjphoto45]

Well deserved. Super manager

[@knezie25]

Going to the SHOW kid!!

[@bakedbens9393]

Now he’s hitting 185

[@mitchellweiner4990]

Haggerty didn’t seem very happy about the announcement

[@samholder196]

so exciting for the lad

[@bluecrew3477]

Somehow I can see Angel Hernandez ejecting him lol

[@jamesdutchman8862]

Perfect accent.

[@glassarthouse]

i love upstate new york people.

[@WootTootZoot]

Haggerty was released by the Mets, picked up by Seattle. O% BA and a -100 OPS so far,. Haggerty won't be in Seattle much longer.

[@javtimestwo]

At least he's doing better than Callaway. On the ineligible list until at least 2023 for his actions and behavior as the Mets manager

[@AmeliaMcCahill]

1 year later and Seattle loves having Haggerty around, good stuff

[@redlantern3371]

2 years later........

[@kylewfg]

That’s awesome!!! What a dream

[@SnakesWrath]

This manager even motivated ME to go play and win the playoffs for the team. Great job.

[@Randy-gy6uw]

Tony d miss him in Fresno

[@ChefDuane]

Welcome to the Show, kid!

[@stephenwilliams5633]

That's can't be their home dressing room! It's super small but the right colours.

[@Kda2456]

One of my all time favorite movie lines "I'm the play to be named later"

[@0228Jake]

Oh I see Arron Alter

[@roberthudson1959]

George Carlin's "Seven Words" wasn't bleeped as often as that speech!

[@johnleonard6878]

Haggerty going to the 'SHOW'

[@robertohernandez-os3hm]

Now thats a players coach.

[@gregthegroove]

As in the famous words of Tony Soprano…”geez you’d think I just gave you a diagnosis of the clap.” HAHAHA in all seriousness man Haggerty is prob in shock right at that moment not knowing what to process first.

[@scottlink183]

I miss Wally

[@AC-STiGZ]

Nice shopping cart.

[@richardharrold4357]

Never saw a fella go up before. Nice treet.

[@1020Shane]

The shopping cart also wants a promotion to the show.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

Lol they’re using a damn shopping cart like a homeless guy. Probably stole it from Acme.

[@ChrisAli]

We need a last chance u baseball

[@sleepcity]

Fucking love this clip.