There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. We come to the final player in our series, making his debut on the ballot. He’s the only one to have spent their entire career with the orange and blue. We now present “The Captain.” David Wright was destined to be a New York Met. It’s not often we talk...
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There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next is one of the best in major league history, who spent three-and-half-years in New York and who’s on the doorstep of Cooperstown. If you’re a 5-foot-10 left-hander, throwing 100 miles per hour in the 1990s doesn’t compute—more so if you figured out how to...
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There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next up is a top reliever from the past 25 years who had an eventful experience in New York—with some good moments and some forgettable ones. Francisco Rodríguez did not enter the major leagues discretely. There he was at the end of the 2002 season as the Anaheim Angels were...
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There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next is one of the most feared hitters of the 1990s and early 2000s whose short stint in New York to conclude his career was highlighted by a personal milestone. The way Gary Sheffield prepared to swing and swung was much like the way he carried himself. He was a presence that...
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There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next up is another first-timer on the ballot who’s arguably the most exciting player in franchise history. Watching him was all about anticipation—edge-of-your seat anticipation—eagerly awaiting what would transpire at the plate or on the base paths. With gazelle-like...
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