For the first time since 1994, the Mets are hosting an Old Timers’ Day. What once had been a staple of the organization ever since the team originated has now been revived under the Steve Cohen regime, helped by crowdsourcing on Twitter shortly after taking ownership. The early years of the festivities celebrated New York’s brilliant baseball past, especially in 1977 when they brought out Joe DiMaggio, Duke Snider, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays — appropriately — from center field.

Now with 60 years of its own history to look back on, this latest version is entirely orange and blue. It’s a day that will span generations as 65 former Mets are taking part, some of whom date back to the very beginning of the franchise.

Plenty of famous faces will be there: Mike Piazza, Mookie Wilson, Keith Hernandez, and starting pitchers Dwight Gooden and Bartolo Colon, but many others who made an impact on this team’s unique past are also going to be recognized Saturday — and may even take their turn at the plate or on the mound. Here are just a few:

Jay Hook

The Mets have won over 4,630 times and it all began with him. Hook pitched a five-hit complete game and walking one in a 9-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field on April 21, 1962. The Northwestern University alum with a degree in engineering finished ’62 at 8-19 for the 40-120 club and ended his eight-year major league career as a Met in 1964. At 85 years old, Hook will toss out the ceremonial first pitch to Mike Piazza before the present-day Mets take the field for their contest with the Rockies and is hoping to pitch during the Old Timers’ Game.

Frank Thomas

The original Frank Thomas was also an original Met, acquired from the Milwaukee Braves on November 21, 1961. A the three-time All-Star with Pittsburgh clouted at least twenty-five homers in five different seasons—and found similar success with the short left-field porch of the Polo Grounds. He went three straight August games belting two home runs apiece and finished with 34 on the year, a mark which stood for 13 years. Although his power eventually subsided, Thomas topped the 1963 team in RBIs with 60—giving him a two-year total of 154 before getting sent to the Phillies in August 1964.

Cleon Jones

For the first two decades of this franchise, there wasn’t a better Mets hitter. Jones was signed in the inaugural season and was a valuable part in its most unlikely season seven years later. He batted .340 in 1969, nearly leading the National League but it endured as the team’s highest single-season average for nearly three decades. He was there in left field to secure the final out of the World Series victory over Baltimore, which remains one of the franchise’s iconic images. Jones played 12 seasons with New York, had a 151 OPS+ in ’69, 144 in 1971, and was the key contributor during the Mets’ push for the NL East title in 1973.

Félix Millán

It’s doubtful anyone in big league history put his hands further up on the bat (check his 1976 card for proof). So any power he had was sacrificed in favor of contact. That strategy worked well. Millán quickly ensured that the trade for him and George Stone from Atlanta prior to 1973 was one of the best. While injuries had Mets dropping like flies, Millán played in 153 games. He helped the Mets turn a National League-leading 179 double plays while hitting .290 and establishing a then-franchise record of 185 hits during the pennant-winning season. He’d break his own mark in 1975 with 191 while also setting a team-high with 37 doubles.

John Stearns

He might’ve been better suited to be a linebacker than a backstop. Protecting the plate was a task that required the sturdiness of a brick wall, and Stearns didn’t back away from contact. In fact, he embraced it. “Bad Dude” made four All-Star Games between 1978 and 1982. Following in the mold of Jerry Grote, Stearns ruggedly withstood the hazards of catching for 11 seasons (10 with New York) before his body broke down. Stearns was exceptionally quick for a catcher, setting a major league record for the position with 25 stolen bases in 1977. He later was a Mets coach and became famous for his “the monster is out of the cage” mic’d up moment regarding Mike Piazza during the 2000 NLCS.

Lee Mazzilli

The Brooklyn native was the ideal poster boy to draw fans. But not even good looks and good play could make the Mets of the late 1970s appealing. Mazzilli was one of the lone bright spots during the dark ages, averaging 16 homers and 72 RBIs from 1978 to 1980 and made his lone All-Star appearance in ’79, the only year he hit better than .300. The Mets used him as a trading chip in their rebuilding effort. Maz languished in baseball purgatory while New York developed into a contender. That was until 1986, when time and place blended perfectly. The Mets signed Mazzilli in August in a far different capacity: as a role player. He then delivered key pinch-hits in the deciding games of the World Series.

Steve Henderson

He’ll always be linked with the team’s most infamous deal, aka the trade of Tom Seaver. Henderson was one of the four brought from Cincinnati in exchange for “The Franchise”. Even winning Rookie of the Year, which he missed by just one vote, wouldn’t have alleviated the sting. He hit 12 homers, 16 doubles, and drove in 65 runs in 90 games for the Mets and reached base in 29 straight games. He went on to post a 120 OPS+ over four seasons, but easily his top Met moment came in July 1980. A walk-off home run against the San Francisco Giants capped off a wild ninth-inning comeback and made some believe that “The Magic is Back.”

Jesse Orosco

While Jay Hook is known for a Mets first, Orosco specialized in endings. Specifically in 1986, when he was on the mound for the NLCS and World Series clinchers. Orosco also has ties to the team’s first title, as he was traded to the Mets from Minnesota in exchange for the pitcher who finished the ’69 series, Jerry Koosman. The left-hander who set the MLB record for appearances had his longest stop in Queens, taking up eight of his remarkable 24-year career and racking up 107 saves. Often forgotten in the spotlight of ’86 was his stellar 1983 season, in which he had a 1.47 ERA and was third in the NL Cy Young Award voting.

Howard Johnson

HoJo might be the most underrated Met ever. There’s certainly a case to be made for him having the greatest hitting season, considering what he did in 1989: 36 homers, 101 RBIs, a league-best 104 runs scored, a career-best 41 stolen bases, and the highest single-season Mets totals in OPS+ (169) and offensive bWAR (8.0). Johnson recorded three 30-30 seasons in all (1987, ’89, ’91) and remains prominent on the franchise hitting leaderboards: fourth in home runs, fourth in RBIs, fourth in runs, and third in steals.

Rafael Santana

The starting shortstop on the 1986 Mets is largely forgotten because he didn’t have the star power of his teammates nor did he put up any tremendous figures with the bat. But Santana was a splendid fielder at shortstop and had the sixth-best defensive bWAR in the NL in ’86. He started all 13 games in the postseason that year, and set NLCS positional records for most putouts (13), assists (18) and chances (31). Santana took advantage of the lively ball in 1987, setting career-highs in homers and RBIs.

Terry Leach

The right-handed sidearmer had two separate stints with the Mets in the 1980s and was a godsend to the ’87 club. The loss of Dwight Gooden to drug rehab and Bob Ojeda to injury, among other ailments to New York pitchers, necessitated Leach’s insertion into the rotation. All he did was tally ten consecutive victories, seven of eight as a starter, and have an overall 11-1 record. The Mets were far healthier in ’88, keeping Leach in the bullpen but not keeping him off the mound, as made 52 appearances for the NL East champs and posted a 2.54 ERA.

Rico Brogna

Looking at his Baseball Reference page, it’s hard to believe he only played for the Mets in 228 games over three seasons. Because growing up, I swore he was their first baseman for like eight. Brogna had 138 plate appearances in 1994 but was quite efficient, slashing .351/.380/.626 with an OPS over 1.000. His only full season came in ’95, when those numbers dipped slightly but he still produced 22 homers and drove in 76 with 27 doubles, not to mention being stellar with the glove. A highlight for him came when he hit a walk-off homer on John Franco Day after Franco (and others) were ejected for their involvement in a brawl with the Cubs.

Turk Wendell

There’s quirky, then there’s Turk. Baseball is known for its superstitions and probably no one had more than Wendell. You always could figure out who was coming in to pitch when it was a guy with a shark tooth necklace emerging from the bullpen. Idiosyncrasies aside, he was an oft-used high-leverage reliever during one of the team’s best eras, appearing in 157 games from 1999-00 with a 145 ERA+. If he ends up pitching Saturday and doesn’t throw the rosin bag and jump over the baseline as he jogs to the dugout, we will have not gotten the full Turk Wendell experience.