Following a short stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sid Fernandez was traded to the Mets in 1984. The born-and-raised Hawaiian southpaw would stay in New York for a decade. Fernandez made back-to-ba ...

Kevin Elster was a reliable shortstop for the Mets in the late 1980s. In fact, he was so reliable that he once went 88 consecutive games without an error, a then-MLB record for a shortstop. The streak ...

Since the expansion Mets debuted in 1962, the team has created traditions as storied as those of any ballclub. Fans recognized the Mets culture at Shea Stadium during an Emerson Banner Day event in 19 ...

Whatever your political affiliation, the Mets are a winning choice. Fans created a poster that played on the presidential election as part of Emerson Banner Day in 1988.

More than 50,000 fans packed Shea Stadium for Tom Seaver’s number retirement ceremony prior to a game against the Atlanta Braves. His no. 41 was the third jersey retired by the Mets.

The five-year run leading up to the 1989 season gave Mets fans plenty to crow about, including two division titles and one glorious World Series win.

Bob Ojeda came to the Mets in 1986 after a trade with Boston. He joined a stable of young arms that included reigning Cy Young Award winner Dwight Gooden, 1985 All-Star Ron Darling and Sid Fernandez, ...

Before he became a regular in the Mets rotation, Ron Darling had a successful tenure at Yale University. As a junior in 1981, Darling struck out 16 batters and pitched 11 innings of no-hit baseball ag ...

Two seasons after winning the World Series, the Mets were ready to get back to the playoffs. In fact, they weren’t just ready, they expected it: “We always knew we were going to win [the NL East],” sa ...

The 1986 Mets turned to Dwight “Doc” Gooden to seal their first NL East championship in 14 seasons. Doc delivered. Enjoy every second of New York’s 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs to officially secu ...