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Patrick Paul Zachry (April 24, 1952 – April 4, 2024) was an American professional baseball pitcher.He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies from 1976 to 1985.
[9] [10] On the back of the jersey is the player's number in sans-serif block numerals, with the player's name radially arched above it in block lettering, sewn directly onto the jersey. The Mets have two sleeve patches: a circular patch depicting the Mets' primary logo, and an advertising patch which is a blue rectangle outlined in orange ...
In the 2016 Mets yearbook, a sidebar in an article on Mike Piazza's upcoming number retirement implies that Kiner has been "retired" a la William A. Shea. [27] This was reinforced when the Mets' retired numbers were moved to the roof facade during the 2016 season to accommodate Mike Piazza's #31; Kiner's "number" was placed adjacent to the Shea ...
The Mets will debut their City Connect uniforms on the field on April 27 against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field. They will wear the designs for all 10 Saturday home games (except June 1 ...
In 17 seasons, Strawberry was an eight-time All-Star — including seven straight with the Mets from 1983 to '90. He batted .259 with 335 homers, 1,000 RBI and 221 stolen bases.
Desi Relaford was the last Mets player to wear No. 8; Matt Galante, a coach, later wore the number. After Carter's death, the Mets honored him in a ceremony on Opening Day 2012, where they unveiled the "Kid 8" memorial logo (also worn on the uniform sleeve) on the outfield fence. However, the number 8 is still not officially retired. [222]
Kranepool gave up his number 21 to Spahn, who had worn that number his entire career, and began wearing number 7. By midseason, Kranepool was batting .287 with seven home runs and 37 RBIs. He was named the Mets sole representative on the National League All-Star team at the 1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game , though he did not play.
Also, during the season, on April 15, the Mets hosted ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers before their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Shea Stadium. [40] During the ceremonies, Robinson's jersey number, 42, was retired by Major League Baseball. [40] The Mets won the game 5 ...