NEW YORK -- Mike Piazza's 2016 Hall of Fame induction was noteworthy in that he became the first player to enter Cooperstown with a Mets cap on his plaque since Tom Seaver in 1992, and just the second in history. Not only may it be some time before another Met shares that rarified air, but even those with more tangential ties to the organization are discovering how difficult enshrinement can be.
Johan Santana, Billy Wagner and Jeff Kent all garnered Hall support on the 2018 ballot, but none received enough to come close to induction. In his first year of eligibility, Santana received just 2.