WASHINGTON - As a minor leaguer with the Mets in 1995, Tripp Keister was in the visiting clubhouse as he faced powerhouse Double-A Harrisburg in the Montreal farm system.
As a scout for the Padres about seven years later, he sat in the stands at City Island as he watched top prospects in an amateur showcase.
Now Keister – a former player at the University of Delaware – will get to be in the home clubhouse for an extended period as the new manager of the Harrisburg Senators in the Nationals’ farm system.