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New York Mets Hall of Fame

Established	1981
Location	Citi Field, Willets Point, NY
Type	commemorative plaque

Plaques of the New York Mets Hall of Fame inductees at Citi Field.

The New York Mets Hall of Fame celebrates the amazing careers of former New York Mets players, coaches, announcers, and team leaders. It's a special place where their achievements are remembered with plaques. There are currently 30 members in the Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame started in 1981. It was first located at Shea Stadium, the Mets' old home. When Citi Field opened in April 2010, the Hall of Fame moved there. After the 2023 baseball season, the Hall of Fame moved to a new spot inside Citi Field. It is now on the Field Level of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda.

Who is in the Mets Hall of Fame?

The Mets Hall of Fame honors people who made a big difference to the team. This includes players, managers (coaches), broadcasters (announcers), and team executives (leaders).

Key to the Inductee List

• Bold means the person is also in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
• means the person is in the Baseball Hall of Fame mainly because of their time with the Mets.
• Bold with a green background means the person received the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting.

Frank Cashen speaking after being inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame.

Year	No.	Name	Position(s)	Years with Mets
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 Murphy	Broadcaster	1962–2003
	—	Nelson, LindseyLindsey Nelson	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 Seaver	P Broadcaster	1967–1977, 1983 1999–2005
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 Piazza	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
2025	5	Wright, DavidDavid Wright	3B	2004-2016, 2018

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