Jerry Koosman won the clinching game of the Mets’ first championship, no small feat, going the distance to defeat the Orioles, 5-3, in Game 5 of the 1969 World Series. Yet as someone not yet ...

Prior to having his No. 36 retired by the Mets on Saturday night, Jerry Koosman took a trip down memory lane. And that included a tale of his career in New York nearly ending before it started.

Twenty-three years after his playing days, Jerry Koosman is still just fine with his place in Mets history, one that has him staring at Hall of Famer Tom Seaver’s back. “I’m prefectly ...

That changed Tuesday. Jerry Koosman’s No. 36 will join Tom Seaver’s 41 and Mike Piazza’s 31 to never be worn again in Queens, team COO Jeff Wilpon said during a press conference at Citi Field.

A permanent tribute to Jerry Koosman, the left-hander who helped lead the team to World Series glory, is a move in the right direction for a club that tends to step on its own feet. By Jay ...

When Jerry Koosman received a call from the Mets, who told him they would soon be retiring his No. 36, he did not know whether to believe the news. Seriously. He thought someone might’ve ...

One spring day in 1976, Jerry Koosman was preparing for a start in West Palm Beach, Fla., when Mets team physician James Parkes delivered some grave news: His father, Martin, had suffered a heart ...

Two weeks ago, Jerry Koosman was cheered in Queens with other legendary members of the 1969 “Miracle Mets” lineup. Thursday, he went to prison. Forty years after he helped boost a ...

NEW YORK — As Jerry Koosman and everyone else watched the cover come off the latest retired number — all of them sit at the top of Citi Field — the crowd cheered when it saw the "36." " ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Jerry Koosman, one of the greatest pitchers in New York Mets history, is having his number 36 retired on Saturday at Citi Field. But the lefty may have never made it to the ...

“He was the reason for my success,” pitcher Jerry Koosman said in comments from Grote’s teammates released by the Mets. “I am heartbroken. No one was better behind the plate.” Shortly ...