Gooden — whose Mets No. 16 was retired in a nice and overdue ceremony Sunday — topped the majors at age 20 in 1985 with a 9.7 WAR, tied with Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson. He was 24-4 with a ...

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, a single sentence from baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti still reverberates: "The matter of ...

A gold star and purple heart go to Mets legend Darryl Strawberry, who ignored doctor’s orders and flew from his St. Louis ...

Even as the most touted pitching prospect since Stephen Strasburg, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes found a way to blow the lofty expectations placed upon him ...

One of the top pitchers to come through the New York Mets organization will be recognized Sunday as Dwight Gooden has his No. 16 retired by the team before the 1:40 p.m. matchup with the Kansas ...

“They’re fun to watch,” Strawberry said ahead of his ceremonial first pitch with Dwight Gooden. “That’s the most important thing about them. They’re not afraid of the moment. They ...

New York Mets legends Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden joined the show to talk with Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and David Ortiz about the 1986 Mets World Series Championship and the importance ...

NEW YORK − Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden are living legends in New York. They won a World Series together in 1986, broke numerous records, had their jerseys retired and were inducted into ...

Darryl Strawberry will toss out the opening ball to Dwight Gooden before Game 3. Both were All-Stars for the Mets in their ...

The New York Mets are kicking off the regular season by honoring franchise legend Dwight "Doc" Gooden in SNY's new documentary before he gets his number retired later in the year. The highly ...

T he New York Mets honored former pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden at Citi Field Sunday, and while some fans might have been distracted by the light rain that fell during his three-minute speech ...