Why he's here: Five Cy Youngs, 303 wins, 4,875 strikeouts. The Big Unit is the obvious choice. Why he's here: No one at No. 52 is close to as a accomplished as the 2007 Cy Young winner.
Lincecum earned over $100 million in 10 seasons, nine of which came with the San Francisco Giants. Rather than transition into coaching or broadcasting like many other star pitchers, Tim Lincecum vanished without a trace after his playing days ended.
Piazza was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2016. that in 1997, Mike Piazza became the first player to record 200 hits in a season while appearing in at least 100 games as a catcher? "He's certainly the best hitting catcher of our era. And arguably the best hitting catcher of all time. "
You read the title, and you may think “he's just a Mets homer”. In their lifetime the Mets have been myred in failure and sad stories, but here's one they can get behind: David Allen Wright of the New York Mets is a Hall of Famer, and it's not even close.
Hall of Fame Inductees
| Year | Name | |
|---|
| 1992 | Tom Seaver | 1944-2020 |
| 1980 | Duke Snider | 1926-2011 |
| 1979 | Willie Mays | 1931- |
| 1973 | Warren Spahn | 1921-2003 |
The Mets have also retired the numbers of ex-managers Casey Stengel (No. 37) and Gil Hodges (No. 14).
DeGrom, however, isn't off the table as a Hall of Famer due to his exceptional rate stats and the current run he's on. He'd be looking to get in as a peak candidate, as noted, somewhere between Johan Santana and Koufax.
Gilbert Ray Hodges, ne Hodge (April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and manager who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982.
The award has never been presented to a member of the following three teams: Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, and Tampa Bay Rays. In recent decades, pitchers have rarely won the award.
