Jose Lima, the dynamic pitcher who finished his major league career with the Mets in 2006, died this morning at 37.
He won 89 games over 13 seasons, including 21 with Houston in 1999, when he made his lone All-Star appearance and finished fourth in the Cy Young Award voting.
Lima’s wife said that he died of a heart attack in his sleep.
The native of the Dominican Republic signed with the Mets in February of 2006, joining current team members David Wright, Jose Reyes, John Maine and Oliver Perez. He was coming off a 5-16 season in Kansas City.
Lima started four games with the Mets and had a 9.87 ERA before being designated for assignment, effectively ending his big league career, having also pitched for the Tigers and Dodgers.
Lima played internationally after his major league career ended.