Conflicting Reports About The Identity Of Captain Shorts

Yesterday morning I received this tweet from Kevin Burkhardt seemingly ending all speculation as to the identity of Captain Shorts.

@readtheapple His name is Mike Victorn. He was Beltran's batting practice guy.Remember the feature on the painted #s on tennis balls?
— Kevin Burkhardt (@KBurkhardtSNY) August 26, 2012

It seemed as though the mystery had finally been solved but then the Mets won the game and this figure appeared on our TV's:

Image courtesy of @Ceetar

This led to more speculation that the Captain is actually a man named Kevin Kierst.

@readtheapple It kinda looks like Kevin Kierst actually. #captainshorts
— Ceetar (@Ceetar) August 26, 2012

So what do you think Mets fans. Is it Victorn or Kierst.  I've contacted the Mets and hope to have an answer for you shortly.

No Mets were harmed in the writing of this story. Follow me on Twitter @readtheapple.

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