The Mets brought in a new manager in 1992, Jeff Torborg. Along with Bobby Bonilla, a recent acquisition from the Pittsburgh Pirates who had just completed four consecutive All-Star seasons, the Mets h ...

On August 24, 1992, Dwight Gooden clubbed a two-run home run to help his own cause in a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on the road. It was Gooden’s fifth career home run. After hitting two in 1 ...

At the 1992 Hall of Fame Game, the Mets faced off with the Chicago White Sox. Though injured at the time, Mets pitcher Doc Gooden made sure he checked in with his childhood idol and new National Baseb ...

Everyone knows that Dwight Gooden was an outstanding pitcher, but he was also a great hitter! In 1992, Gooden had 19 hits — including three doubles, a triple and a home run — on his way to earning the ...

“When I talk to the fans today, I always tell them [the crowd] worked to my advantage,” Dwight Gooden explained. “Being on the mound at Shea Stadium any time I got two strikes on a batter the fans wou ...

Dwight Gooden’s starts were always attention-getting events and he loved to oblige. In 2020 he recalled, “The days that I pitched — and this is no disrespect to my opponents — I felt like that was my ...

Hardball returned to Shea Stadium for the 1992 season opener, when this commemorative baseball debuted. The Mets lost to the Montreal Expos, 4-0, but according to center fielder Howard Johnson, “If yo ...

Willie Randolph grew up in Brooklyn and came home to the Mets at the close of his playing career in 1992. As manager of the team from 2005 to 2008, he led the Mets to winning records in three out of f ...

Even after dominating the National League from 1984–1988, Dwight Gooden still had more to prove. Doc in the 1990s was still a formidable foe. He earned 54 wins between 1990–1993. The final month of th ...

Take me out to the ballgame! Fans had a great view from the upper deck of Shea Stadium. The Mets got off to a good start at home in April 1992, posting an 8-4 record that month.