After six seasons playing for the Boston Red Sox, left-handed pitcher Bob Ojeda was traded to the Mets in 1986. He finished fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting that season with a 2.57 ERA and a team-be ...

Expectations were high for the 1986 Mets coming off a 98-win season a year ago. But on Opening Day the team was looking even further back as the Mets celebrated their 25th season. Former New York mayo ...

While most know Darryl Strawberry as a slugger, he was also a great base stealer. Strawberry stole 191 bases as a Met, which still ranks fifth all-time in team history.

Known for his distinctive playcalling style, broadcaster Ralph Kiner charmed the Mets fans watching and listening at home for an amazing 52 seasons until his death in 2014. His postgame show, Kiner’s ...

Dwight Gooden was part of an impressive 1984 rookie pitching class that included teammate Ron Darling and future Mets Orel Hershiser and Bret Saberhagen as well as All-Stars Roger Clemens and Mark Lan ...

Manager Joe Torre prepared some “Mets Magic” during the 1981 season, but his plans were interrupted in June by an MLB players strike. Once play resumed in August, the Mets were hot out of the gate wit ...

Tom Seaver became the first player in franchise history to have his number retired by the Mets for his achievements as a player. (Gil Hodges, whose number had previously been retired, had been both a ...

The Mets retired Tom Seaver’s no. 41 on Tom Seaver Day, adding his number to the outfield wall at Shea Stadium. He became the third Met with the honor, along with no. 14 of player and manager Gil Hodg ...

The Mets honored Tom Seaver during a day at Shea Stadium devoted to the franchise’s top pitcher, which included a ceremony to retire his no. 41.

A picture speaks a thousand words, and the World Series ring depicted on the cover of the 1987 Mets media guide said all that needed to be said about the amazing 1986 season.