Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Dwight Gooden day, fans. This afternoon the Mets will retire Gooden’s No. 16 in a pregame ceremony taking place at 1:00 p.m. ET. After dropping Friday night’s game to the Reds, Jose Buttó will take the mound, looking to lead the Mets to a series victory. Latest Mets News Will Sammon of The Athletic noted a few Mets injury updates on Saturday: Kodai Senga is now...
Good morning, Mets fans! In other exciting news, the Mets on Thursday announced that Darryl Strawberry’s and Dwight Gooden’s numbers of No. 18 and 16, respectively, will be retired next season. Their legacies will be etched in Mets history now as the sixth and seventh players to have their numbers retired by the club. For more on this news, read here. Latest Mets News After a day off, the Mets...
The Mets introduced their first Old Timers’ Day since 1994 with a special ceremony for all those in attendance Saturday. It certainly lived up to Mets’ fans expectations, but it took a welcome twist when the team announced they’d be retiring Willie Mays’ number 24. Mays played for the Mets in the final two years of his career, from 1972-1973. He helped the Mets win the...
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...
