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 the World Series.
Gooden, 58, was a four-time All-Star while playing for the Mets from 1984-94, winning the 1984 NL Rookie of the Year and the 1985 NL Cy Young Award. He was 157-85 with a 3.10 ERA with 1,875 for the Mets and finished a 16-year career with the New York Yankees , Cleveland , Houston and Tampa Bay . Overall, the right-hander went 194-112 with a 3.51 ERA and 2,293 strikeouts.
Strawberry, 61, was an eight-time All-Star, including seven during his time with the Mets from 1983-91. He hit .263 with 252 homers, 733 RBIs and 191 steals for the Mets, then left as a free agent to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played for the Dodgers through 1993, spent the following season with San Francisco and finished with the Yankees from 1995-99.The Mets previously retired No. 14 , No. 17 , No. 24 , No. 31 , No. 36 , No. 37 , No. 41 . In addition, Jackie Robinson's No.
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