In 1988, expectations were high for the New York Mets. The team was not long removed from winning the 1986 World Series. With the roster still mostly intact, it was time for this core to lead them to another championship.
Of course, we now know this isn’t what would happen. The Mets were bounced in the NLCS versus the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Long before that sports tragedy, the team opened the 1988 season with a big offensive showing versus the Montreal Expos on April 4, 1988.
On the mound for the Mets, Dwight Gooden.