A fact I had never really considered about the Mets is only two of the numbers they have retired are retired because of that man’s history as a player for the team. Sure, Gil Hodges played for the Mets during their first two seasons, but his incredible history as a player was largely with the Dodgers. It was his tenure as Mets manager that earned him a retired number. The other two non-Mets player numbers retired are Casey Stengel who was already long-retired from play when the Mets debuted in 1962; and of course, Jackie Robinson.
Outside The Confines: The memory of Tom Seaver looms large
