There may not be a holier record in North American sports than the single-season home run record. Held by Babe Ruth for decades, it was broken in 1961 by Roger Maris then by Mark McGwire in 1998 and finally by Barry Bonds in 2001. It doesn’t have much to do with the New York Mets but each home run does have a connection to the organization.
You see, while Maris, McGwire, and Bonds never suited up for the Mets, the pitchers who surrendered those famous record-setting dingers did.