When Al Leiter answered his phone on Monday, he hadn’t heard the breaking news that his former Mets teammate Darryl Hamilton had been killed on Sunday at home in Texas.
“Oh, God, no," Leiter said. “No, no. Not Darryl. He’s one of the great guys of all time. I can’t believe it."
Hearing some of the details, that investigators in Houston said Hamilton was shot and killed by the mother of their 13-month old child — who died from a self-inflicted gunshot — only made the news worse for Leiter.
“I just can’t believe it," Leiter said.