Earlier this year, Mets infield prospect Daniel Muno joined what has become a long list of Mets players to have graduated to the big leagues in the early part of the season.
Recently, MLB.com’s Steve Simineri had a chance to talk with Muno about his pro career, what he believes helped him excel in the minor leagues, as well as the humbling experience of being suspended for PED use.
Here is an excerpt:
He signed a contract and started his pro career with the Brooklyn Cyclones, where he led the New York-Penn League in batting average, on-base percentage and OPS. He was also a New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star and Baseball America said he had the best strike zone discipline in the Mets system. The following season, he was promoted to St. Lucie, but in May of 2012, he was suspended for testing positive for the anabolic steroid Drostanolone and was banned for 50 games.
“I learned from it. It was a tough time in my life, but you learn from mistakes and I realized that’s the wrong way to go about it,” Muno told me in the Mets locker room. “Ultimately it made me a stronger and better person.”
To read more from Muno, check out Simineri’s story for Double G Sports.
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