What a very, very, very special weekend at Citi Field. Not only was one of the best players in franchise history honored, but the New York Mets also clinched the series against the Kansas City Royals on Doc Gooden Day.
On Sunday, April 14, 2024, the New York Mets had a pitcher’s duel game against the Kansas City Royals. The Mets won 2-1 and took their third series in a row on a day in which they retired Dwight Gooden‘s number.
Finally, Dwight Gooden had his day. The Mets retired his uniform number 16 yesterday at a pre-game ceremony attended by many of his old teammates, including Darryl
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Honored by the New York Mets with the retirement of his No. 16 on Sunday, Dwight Gooden, a four-time All-Star, told the adoring crowd that "to be able to speak to you guys and share the history all through his life -- that's the most important thing."
Forty years ago, Shea Stadium was the place to be—especially when Dwight Gooden took the mound. Never mind Broadway—this was the hottest show in town.
Doc Gooden is one of the 15 members of the exclusive baseball fraternity known as the Black Aces.
One of my earliest Mets’ memories is Game 5 of the 1969 World Series. My second grade home room teacher, Mrs. Goudey, let us watch the game on a clunky
The New York Mets will pay homage to former champions Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry when they hang their jerseys in the rafters at Citi Field later this Spring.
It was long overdue, but the New York Mets are honoring two of their greatest players ever during the upcoming season. Pitcher Dwight Gooden (number 16) and outfielder Darryl Strawberry (number 18) will have their numbers retired in two separate ceremonies at Citi Field.
The New York Mets announced Wednesday that they will retire the numbers of pitcher Dwight Gooden and outfielder Darryl Strawberry during the upcoming season.
Regardless of where you stand in that whole debate though, both players are important parts of Mets history who provided very memorable years for the franchise and their fans, particularly those who grew up in the ’80s.
Former New York Yankees pitcher Dwight Gooden will be inducted into the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s “Hall of Game” on Sept. 9 in Kansas City. Gooden spent three seasons with the Yankees (1996, 1997, 2000) after a standout career with the cross-town New York Mets.
Former New York Mets ace Dwight Gooden will be inducted into the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s “Hall of Game” on Sept. 9 in Kansas City. The Hall made the announcement that five pitchers would be inducted — Gooden, Vida Blue, Al Downing, Dwight Gooden, Mike Norris and Dontrelle Willis.
Nearly three decades after he last played for the team, one New York Mets great is trying to do another solid for the team.
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Following the New York Mets' announcement on Thursday that franchise great outfielder Darryl Strawberry will attend Old Timers' Day, the other half of this once extremely talented young duo that helped turn the team around in the 1980s, Dwight "Doc" Gooden revealed he will be playing in the game on August 27.
As Corey Kluber inched closer and closer to his no-hitter on Wednesday night, Dwight Gooden stopped flipping between channels. The former pitcher had been shuffling back and forth between the Yankees, the Mets and the NBA play-in game.
July 8, 2000@DocGooden16 returns to Shea Stadium and picks up the win against his former team pic.twitter.com/saGULwocaR
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