The Doctor was in for the first time ever on this date in 1984, as Dwight Gooden made his major league debut at the Astrodome.

The Mets decide Staub's making sense and why R.A. Dickey facing international competition during the 1996 Olympics helped him become the knuckleballer we know, love, and PRAISE.

Being the greatest right-handed pitcher of a generation means you're going to get a lot of Opening Day starts.

Team wins on Opening Day, has a great April, and never looks back.

Davey Johnson made an inauspicious debut as a major league manager on this date in 1984, as his Mets lost to the Reds in Cincinnati, 8-1. That game snapped New York’s 14-year Opening Day win streak.

We're talking New York Mets baseball with Rusty, Mazzilli, and the Duke. Also, Rey Ordoñez.

One game and fourteen innings into the 1998 season, backup catcher Alberto Castillo was the Mets team leader in batting average, OBP, slugging percentage, OPS, and RBI.

Buh-Buh-Buh-Benny and the Mets came up huge in Japan on this date in the year 2000.

The Mets began their quest for an NL East title in the Far East on this date in 2000.

The Tom Seaver trade rumors began in earnest on this date in 1976 when a number of media sources reported a trade brewing that would send Tom Terrific to the Dodgers for fellow right-hander Don Sutton.