The Mets retired Keith Hernandez‘s number 17 with a special ceremony before Saturday’s game.

It began with a brilliantly edited video tribute, which featured current players, former players and broadcasters talking about Hernandez’s career from his perspective.

Mets radio announcer Howie Rose introduced and welcomed everyone. Taking the field was Hernandez’s family, some of his former teammates like Ron Darling, Mike Piazza and Mookie Wilson, current Mets manager Buck Showalter, Mets owner Steve Cohen and play-by-play man Gary Cohen. Marlins manager Don Mattingly was there too, as he of course was a legendary player for the other team in New York. As expected, Hernandez took the field to a thundering ovation.

The current Mets watched on from the dugout. Francisco Lindor came out of the dugout to watch attentively, while Pete Alonso was sporting a mustache in honor of Hernandez.

Showalter and Cohen presented Hernandez with a mosaic portrait of his face, which was incredibly put together with more than 6,000 Hernandez baseball cards and Strat-O-Matic cards of the Mets’ 1986 roster.

Piazza opened with some words of appreciation, relating his experience of coming to New York in a trade.

As Hernandez stepped up to the podium, he joked, “Should I step out of the box?” He continued to give an expectedly fantastic speech, showing emotion while not straying from his typical Keith self.

“I realized that I had to set an example of how I conducted myself on and off the field, and I embraced that…,” Hernandez said. “It’s a team. I always felt myself as just a player, one of 25. Nothing special about me, just one of the guys, having a great time and working hard for a championship. AND WE DID.”

As Hernandez stepped out, Rose told him that it was a “500-foot speech.” As bellows of “KEITH HERNANDEZ!” erupted from the packed Citi Field crowd, the Mets players came out of the dugout to personally congratulate Hernandez. The legendary first baseman showed his love to the current team as well, expressing how much of a joy it is to watch them play, and urging Mets fans to show them the same support they showed the Mets teams of the 1980s.

Rose added another note as the ceremony wrapped up: “If there is any justice in this world, the next stop is Cooperstown.”

Hernandez took a victory lap after the proceedings, soaking in the moment. He becomes the fourth Mets player to have his number retired, joining Piazza (31), Jerry Koosman (36) and Tom Seaver (41).

Hernandez has clearly left his mark on the Mets organization, given how universally beloved he proved himself to be at this ceremony. The Mets will now have a patch in his honor forever.