Bruce Maxwell is on a mission.
As one of four catchers on the Syracuse Mets roster, Maxwell, 30 , goes about preparing for today s doubleheader at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, New Jersey, in relative anonymity. Signed nearly one year ago by Syracuse s parent club New York Mets as a free agent, playing Triple-A baseball, one step away from the big leagues, in a Double-A ballpark, isn t a bad place to be for Maxwell.
Syracuse is at the tail end of a six-game road trip playing opposite the Buffalo Bisons. Maxwell looks for a sign if he has been penciled in by manager Chad Kreuter for action behind the plate or as a designated hitter. Like his teammates and opponents, Maxwell wants a chance to prove that, when the phone rings, he should be the next man up to the big league roster.