NEW YORK — Dwight Gooden's No. 16 and Darryl Strawberry's No. 18 will be retired by the New York Mets in separate pregame ceremonies next season honoring players who were keys to the team's 1986 World Series title.
New York will have retired nine numbers of players and managers following the decision announced Thursday, up from four when Steve Cohen bought the team in November 2020.
Gooden and Strawberry were integral parts of the 1986 Mets, who went a major league-best 108-54 and beat the Boston Red Sox in a seven-game World Series, then derailed their careers with drug problems.