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New York Mets Hall of Fame
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Established 1981
Location Citi Field, Willets Point, NY
Type commemorative plaque
Mets Hall of Fame
Plaques of the New York Mets Hall of Fame inductees in Citi Field

The New York Mets Hall of Fame was created in order to recognize the careers of former New York Mets players, managers, broadcasters and executives. There are presently 30 members. Originally located in the Diamond Club at Shea Stadium, the inductees were honored with plaques in the Mets Hall of Fame and Museum at Citi Field, which opened in April 2010. (In Citi Field's first season, 2009, the space was part of the Mets Team Store.) Following the 2023 season, the Hall of Fame was moved to the Field Level of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda while the Museum was closed to expand the Team Store. The Museum reopened in a smaller space near the Bullpen Gate in 2024.

Inductees

Key
Year Year inducted
Bold Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Met
Bold Recipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award
Frank Cashen's Mets Hall of Fame Speech CROP
Frank Cashen speaking after being inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame
Year No. Name Position(s) Tenure
1981 Payson, Joan WhitneyJoan Whitney Payson Owner
President
1960–1975
1968–1975
37 Stengel, CaseyCasey Stengel Manager
VP
1962–1965
1965–1975
1982 14 Hodges, GilGil Hodges 1B
Manager
1962–1963
1968–1971
Weiss, GeorgeGeorge Weiss President 1961–1966
1983 Murphy, JohnnyJohnny Murphy Chief Scout
VP
VP & GM
1961–1963
1964–1967
1968–1970
Shea, WilliamWilliam Shea Proponent
1984 Kiner, RalphRalph Kiner Broadcaster 1962–2013
Murphy, BobBob Murphydagger Broadcaster 1962–2003
Nelson, LindseyLindsey Nelsondagger Broadcaster 1962–1978
1986 3, 23, 53 Harrelson, BudBud Harrelson SS
Coach
Manager
1965–1977
1982, 1985–1990
1990–1991
4, 10 Staub, RustyRusty Staub RF / 1B 1972–1975, 1981–1985
1988 41 Seaver, TomTom Seaverdagger P 1967–1977, 1983
1989 36, 47 Koosman, JerryJerry Koosman P 1967–1978
1990 7, 21 Kranepool, EdEd Kranepool 1B 1962–1979
1991 12, 21, 34 Jones, CleonCleon Jones LF 1963, 1965–1975
1992 15 Grote, JerryJerry Grote C 1966–1977
1993 45 McGraw, TugTug McGraw P 1965–1967, 1969–1974
1996 1, 51 Wilson, MookieMookie Wilson CF
Coach
1980–1989
1997–2002, 2011
1997 17 Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez 1B
Broadcaster
1983–1989
2006–present
2001 8 Carter, GaryGary Carter C 1985–1989
2002 20 Agee, TommieTommie Agee CF 1968–1972
2010 Cashen, FrankFrank Cashen GM & COO 1980–1991
16 Gooden, DwightDwight Gooden P 1984–1994
5 Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson Manager 1984–1990
18 Strawberry, DarrylDarryl Strawberry RF 1983–1990
2012 31, 45 Franco, JohnJohn Franco P 1990–2004
2013 31 Piazza, MikeMike Piazzadagger C 1998–2005
2020/2021 13 Alfonzo, EdgardoEdgardo Alfonzo 2B / 3B 1995–2002
12 Darling, RonRon Darling P
Broadcaster
1983–1991
2006–present
32 Matlack, JonJon Matlack P 1971–1977
2023
Cohen, GaryGary Cohen Broadcaster 1989-present
Rose, HowieHowie Rose Broadcaster 1995-present
20, 44 Johnson, HowardHoward Johnson 3B 1985-1993
22 Leiter, AlAl Leiter P 1998-2004

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