It’s hard to imagine a recent Mets moment without Howie Rose or Gary Cohen. And it’s impossible for many Mets fans to watch or listen to a game without them. They are direct descendants of a generation that saw and heard Bob Murphy, Ralph Kiner, and Lindsey Nelson. That’s what makes them beloved: they are who we are. Howie and Gary are not transplants. They became a central...
Because it had taken so long for the Mets Hall of Fame to expand its member base, the recent inductees have been overdue. That holds true for the players joining this year. Howard Johnson and Al Leiter’s Mets careers don’t overlap. HoJo generated the fourth-most homers, fourth-most RBIs, and third-highest stolen base total, primarily in the racing stripe uniforms. Leiter pitched t0 a...
Howard Johnson, Al Leiter, Gary Cohen, and Howie Rose will be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame as the 2023 class of inductees, the team announced on Wednesday. Additionally, Jay Horowitz, the team’s longtime media relations guru, will receive the team’s Hall of Fame Achievement Award. Johnson, Leiter, Cohen and Rose will officially be inducted on Saturday, June 3 in a pre-game...
