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The 1973 New York Mets season was the 12th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Manager Yogi Berra led the team to a National League East title with an 82–79 record and the National League pennant , though they were defeated by the Oakland Athletics in the World Series .
Death of Gil Hodges. On April 2, 1972, manager Gil Hodges and coaches Rube Walker, Joe Pignatano and Eddie Yost, were returning to their motel in West Palm Beach, Florida after a round of golf when Hodges suddenly collapsed, falling backward and cracking his head open. Hodges had died from a heart attack, two days short of his forty-eighth ...
Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.
Mr. Met is the official mascot for Major League Baseball's New York Mets.Mr. Met first appeared in 1963 as a cartoon drawing in programs. When the team moved to Shea Stadium the following year, he came to life in the form of a costumed mascot -- it's believed he was the first mascot to appear in human form in Major League Baseball.
In the resulting settlement, Doubleday and Wilpon agreed to purchase the Mets for $81 million, with each holding a 50 percent stake. In 2002, the Wilpon family purchased the remaining 50% of the Mets from Doubleday for $391 million, giving Wilpon sole ownership of the Mets. Wilpon served as president of the team between 1980 and 2002, CEO from ...
The Mets' uniform set in 1962.The primary-logo sleeve patch was added to the home jersey in 1963; numerals appeared on the front of both jerseys beginning in 1965. The original Mets uniforms from 1962 were of essentially the same design as the team's current primary home and road uniforms. [20]
New York Mets Radio Network. The New York Mets Radio Network, referred to on air as the WCBS Mets Radio Network, is a radio network owned by Audacy, Inc. (previously CBS Radio) that broadcasts New York Mets baseball games. It consists of 14 stations (12 AM, 2 FM and 1 FM translator) in the states of Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, and New ...
Offseason. On October 2, 2023, the Mets formally introduced David Stearns as their new president of baseball operations. They also mutually parted ways with manager Buck Showalter, who led the Mets to a wild card berth in 2022 in which the Mets lost in three games to the San Diego Padres, but failed to improve on that in 2023 as the Mets went 75–87 and traded away pitchers Max Scherzer and ...
Pittsburgh Pirates ( 2010 – 2019) Raymond Mark Searage (born May 1, 1955) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher and coach. Searage played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets (1981), Milwaukee Brewers (1984–1986), Chicago White Sox (1986–1987), and Los Angeles Dodgers (1989–1990). He was also the pitching ...
New York Mets ( 1996 – 2002) Tampa Bay Devil Rays ( 2003) Chicago Cubs ( 2004) Career highlights and awards. 3× Gold Glove Award (1997–1999) Reynaldo Ordóñez Pereira (born January 11, 1971) is a Cuban former professional baseball shortstop. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and ...