Hernandez, Keith
Tom Seaver’s Statue Stands 10 Feet Tall. Just Like Seaver.
A statue of Tom Seaver finally made its debut at Citi Field on Friday, hours before the Mets’ 2022 home opener and years after it, arguably, might have been built. The statue depicts Seaver — who more than 50 years ago transformed the Mets from a laughingstock into world champions — in his famous drop-and-drive […]
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By Honoring Hernandez, the Mets Fully Embrace Their Past
It’s a feel thing, the notion of retiring a player’s number, as the Mets will now do for Keith Hernandez’s No. 17. It is more about symbolism than statistics, a referendum on the meaning of a player to a team and a town. Many teams have long understood this. There is no plaque in Cooperstown, […]
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