The Mets can’t seem to find their way out of the headlines around the media outlets these days, and not for good reason.
Despite their struggles on the field, the weekend of June 28-30 was slated to be a happy one, as the franchise honored the 50th anniversary of the 1969 World Series champion “Miracle Mets.”
However, not even that went seamlessly, as the Mets erroneously proclaimed two members of the ’69 team as dead. They are actually alive and well.
It was a ceremony that brought tears to the eyes of players, the 1969 team, fans and the media alike. However, Jim Gosger, 76, and Jesse Hudson, 70, were paid tribute to in the team’s 1969 video this weekend, despite both being alive.
Gosger, on Facebook, proved that he is alive by posting a status that had this to say:
““WOW LOOK AT ME I MADE THE BIG BOARD …THANK YOU N.Y. METS FOR BRINGING ME BACK.”
The Mets reportedly reached out to Gosger after they found out that he was alive, and after his friends had reached out to the organization.
““i just received a call from the n.y. Mets they apologize for the mistake today i guess a couple of my friends got through to their office,” Gosger wrote.
Gosger, an outfielder, had cups of coffee with the Miracle Mets in ’69 as well as the National League champion Mets in ’73, while Hudson pitched in a late September game in ’69.
The Mets have not yet commented on the situation.
