Stearns was an intense All-Star catcher during a dark era of Mets’ baseball.
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Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the team past.
A two-sport star at Colorado University, John Stearns was selected in both the MLB and NFL drafts
An athletic catcher, Stearns would be a four time All Star for the perennially poor Mets squads of the late 70s and early 80s His 25 stolen bases in 1978 set a then-record for National League catchers
stearns was also an intense competitor who was involved in several on field altercations.