Good morning, Mets fans! RIP to a Miracle Met.

Mets Hall of Famer Jerry Koosman, a two-time All-Star who won 140 games in 12 seasons in New York and got Davey Johnson to fly out to end the 1969 World Series, died Sunday surrounded by family at his Osceola, Wis., home after battling multiple illnesses, the team announced. He was 83.

“Kooz was one of the greatest pitchers in team history and a beloved member of the Mets family,” owners Steve Cohen and Alex Cohen said in a statement. “The 1969 Miracle Mets were filled with heroes, and the special southpaw from Appleton, Minnesota, was central to their success. He was a fierce competitor on the field, and respected teammate in the clubhouse.

“His legendary performance in the World Series helped the Mets secure their first championship in team history.”

Koosman allowed four earned runs over 17 2/3 innings in the 1969 Fall Classic, and threw a complete game with nine strikeouts in the 5-3 Game 5 clincher that finished off the upset of the Orioles. He was an All-Star in his rookie year of 1968 when he went 19-12 with a 2.08 ERA over 263 2/3 innings. He was the runner-up to Johnny Bench for Rookie of the Year.

He was traded to the Twins after the 1978 season for a minor leaguer and a player to be named later, who turned out to be Jesse Orosco, who recorded the last out of the 1986 World Series. Koosman pitched for the Twins, White Sox and Phillies from 1979-1985. He faced Dwight Gooden in the second-to-last start of his career. Koosman’s No. 36 was retired by the team in 2021. James Villani has more here.

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Three Gold Glove finalists were previously announced at each position and Luis Torrens and Carson Benge were named, but neither took home the hardware. Gabriel Moreno of Arizona earned the award at catcher and Corbin Carroll of Arizona won it for right field. Click here to see all the Gold Glove winners.

Torrens went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored and Francisco Alvarez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Magallanes Navegantes’ 4-1 win Sunday in the Venezuelan Winter League. The Navegantes also announced the signing of Cristofer Gomez, a 23-year-old Met relief prospect who struck out 81 in 55 1/3 innings this year combined at Double-A Binghamton and High-A Brooklyn.

Infield prospect Marco Vargas (.770 OPS in 53 games at Binghamton) went 0-for-1 with two runs scored and two walks for Obregon in a Mexican Pacific Winter League game.

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The Cardinals declined the $6 million team option on RHP Ryne Stanek, making the ex-Met a free agent, per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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On This Date in Mets History

1976: Koosman finishes second in Cy Young voting to Randy Jones of the Padres. Koosman went 21-10 with a 2.69 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. He struck out 200 and walked 66 in 247 1/3 innings.

1972: The Mets trade pitchers Gary Gentry and Danny Frisella to the Braves for second baseman Félix Millán and pitcher George Stone.

Born on This Date: Denyi Reyes (1996), Greg Harris (1955), Tom Paciorek (1946), Bill Connors (1941).