“A dream come true” is what Brooklyn born Nelson Figueroa called his first win as a NY Met and his first in the majors since 2003:

“I dreamed about this and I am grateful to Willie and Omar for giving me the opportunity to pitch for this organization.”

While watching the final out be recorded:

“I was real emotional, I thought I was gonna lose it. It was like a storybook, Wagner let me use his suite for my family and friends. The original pass list was for like 55 people but by the end of the game there were about 100 family and friends in Wagner’s suite. I want to thank him for that, it was great.”

On his future with the Mets:

“I just want to be a cog in this machine whether it be in the bullpen or as a starter.”

You keep pitching like that kid, well maybe not kid, but you keep pitching like tonight, you will indeed be a cog in the Mets machine.

Figueroa’s quotes were gathered watching SNY’s Post Game Show.