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Mets History: Eric Hillman is the nearly seven-foot tall pitching giant baseball forgot

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 09: The New York Mets logo adorns a seat before a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field on April 9, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

Former New York Mets pitcher Eric Hillman remains one of the game’s tallest players of all-time. Unfortunately, his short career has made him a forgotten giant of MLB.

They don’t make baseball players the size of Eric Hillman anymore. At 6’10, he is one of the tallest men to ever play the sport professionally.