The Mets retired Darryl Strawberry's No. 18 on Saturday
Former New York Mets outfielder Darryl Strawberry acknowledges fans during ceremony to retire his number at Citi Field, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in New York. , Darryl Strawberry took the field on Saturday. There, he was joined by friends, family and current Mets owner Steve Cohen, all there to watch Strawberry’s No. 18 be retired at Citi Field.
After that, Strawberry was never the same. In the following nine seasons, marred in legal troubles because of his drug use, he only played 100 or more games in a season twice. In 474 games, he batted .248/.351/.469 with 83 home runs, about a third of his total in his eight years with the Mets.“I think it was a broken relationship with the front office. Them saying, ‘Well he has to put up a good season,’” Strawberry remembered.
Strawberry’s respect for Cashen as someone who “orchestrated” the 1986 team, but it wasn’t enough to entice him to stay. Strawberry was worth more to the Mets than a two-year deal, he thought, so he signed a five-year deal with the Dodgers.
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