Plenty of New York Mets players have worn the number 44. Beginning with Harry Chiti in 1962 up until AJ Ramos in 2018, it has been a commonly chosen jersey.
Unfortunately, many who have picked the double-four haven’t been very lucky.
Worse than that, many joined the Mets with a ton of potential. This made their poor performance look so much worse when things didn’t work.
In the 1980s, Ron Darling and David Cone each wore number 44 at some point. Howard Johnson wore it for part of the 1991 season when he put together one of his best seasons.