THIS DAY IN BÉISBOL August 28: Jose Reyes, 20, is youngest player to homer from both sides of the plate
David Wright may have been the face of the New York Mets in the 2000s, but Jose Reyes — the dynamic, Dominican-born shortstop with blazing speed — was the team’s heart. On this day in béisbol, Aug. 28, 2003, the switch-hitting rookie, just 20 years old, proved he had some pop in his toolbox, too.

