Tonight in the Nation’s capital, the Mets lone All-Star Jacob deGrom will pitch behind Max Scherzer, the hometown hero repping the Washington Nationals.

Over the years, there have been some spectacular Mets All-Star Game moments, and deGrom will look to only add on to that this evening.

With that being said, here are the five best Mets All-Star game moments.

DeGrom’s Near Immaculate Inning

Like 2018, in 2015, deGrom was the lone Mets All-Star and he did not disappoint.

Pitching in the sixth inning after Clayton Kershaw allowed two runs on three hits, deGrom mowed down the first man to face him, Stephen Vogt, on three pitches, the finishing one being a 97 mph rising fastball.

Next up was Cleveland Indians infielder Jason Kipnis, who saw the lone ball deGrom threw that frame, making it 1-2, but struck out on the next pitch, a running fastball away.

Last up was Detroit Tigers infielder Jose Iglesias, who saw a rising fastball, a down and away off speed pitch and then a follow up breaking ball that got him chasing.

DeGrom, who had won the Rookie of the Year honors the year prior, pitched one of the more dominant frames in All-Star Game memory, and in a way, put his name on the map as one of the more elite pitchers in the game.

Matt Harvey’s Start

In it’s fifth year of operation, Citi Field held its very first All-Star Game and the second ever in Queens.

The Mets ace Matt Harvey, who burst onto the scene the year before, got starting honors over Clayton Kershaw, and started in his home ballpark.

It was a wonderful moment for Mets fans, who finally had an ace to be excited about and sparked a new era of Mets baseball that gave them one thing: hope.

After several dismal years after the crushing Game 7 defeat in the 2006 NLCS, a new era of Mets baseball had begun.

2013 was the year of the Dark Knight, and though Harvey underwent Tommy John surgery a few months later, that 2013 campaign of his was tremendous and was topped off by this start.

Harvey went three innings rocking some fluorescent orange cleats, striking out three before handing the ball over to Kershaw.

We would see this Dark Knight once more in 2015 before he was ultimately shipped off to Cincinnati in 2018.

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David Wright’s Dinger

2006 was a magical year for the Mets.

They advanced to the NLCS as I touched upon earlier, and had they got to World Series, they very well could have beaten the Detroit Tigers. I digress.

In the Midsummer Classic, they sent five players to the All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, one of them being David Wright, who was also the runner up in the Home Run Derby the night before.

In the bottom of the second inning with the American League up 1-0, Wright took Kenny Rogers deep to left field to knot the game back up at one a piece.

Wright returned to the dugout and gave catcher Paul Lo Duca, his pitcher for the Derby the night before, a giant bear hug.

Seeing David Wright in his prime was like no other, and that 2006 Mets team was incredible.

Gooden K’s the Side

At only 19-years-old, Dwight Gooden was one of four Mets to appear in the Midsummer Classic.

However, what he did was special.

Gooden came on in the fifth inning after Fernando Valenzuela, struck out the side and chipped in another scoreless frame before handing the ball over to Mario Soto.

That year, Gooden finished off the campaign going 24-4 with a 1.53 ERA. Two years later, Gooden would lead a rotation that went on to beat the Boston Red Sox in seven games in the World Series.

Ron Hunt, Mets First Home Grown All-Star

In 1964, second baseman Ron Hunt was the lone Mets All-Star at Shea Stadium, New York’s new home.

The second baseman, who was in his second year as a Major Leaguer, batted eighth in front of pitcher Don Drysdale, and went 1-for-3 at the dish before being pinched hit for with Hank Aaron.

Hunt played four years for the Mets and appeared in another All-Star game in 1966 before heading to the West Coast to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

That ’64 season was one to remember for Hunt, who hit .303/.357/.406 with six homers and 42 RBI in 127 games.

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What are your favorite All-Star memories, Mets fans?