A pair of images in one of the color OneDrive files found among the Lexibell folders is driving me a little nuts. The lefty pitcher in the image seem to certainly be Blaine Beatty, a 1989-91 member of the Mets. Baseball-reference has him being part of the Orioles, Pirates, Expos and Reds systems as well.
So when did he pitch for the Padres? The obvious answer (I thought) was 1998, the in-between season of his minor league pitching years and the beginning of an 18-year career as a pitching coach. But there is no mention of him in the 1998 Padres media guide as a non-roster invite, nor was he among the spring stats of the Padres in 1997 (same source). Googling Beatty and Padres also bears no fruit.
This photo thus is a true phantom. Somebody out there, I'm sure, has the answer. Thanks to you in advance.
