Morning Briefing: Strawberry's 'Heart and Soul Bleeds Blue and Orange'

Good morning, Mets fans!

On Wednesday, the New York Mets held a live Zoom call with Mets legends Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden as they announced the dates of their jersey number retirements. Doc’s number will be retired on Sunday, April 14, and Darryl’s number will be raised later in the season on Saturday, June 1.

But aside from setting the date for the festivities, the iconic duo were receiving questions and they both gave some poignant answers as they reminisced on their time in Queens. One of those coming from Darryl as he said, “My heart and soul bleeds blue and orange. Always have. Always will.” Along with that, Darryl also commented on the Mets’ current situation with Pete Alonso, “I ended up personally with a belly full of regrets from leaving, because there is nothing like playing in New York.”

To hear more about what Doc and Darryl had to say about their special day, click here!

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