His number will hang alongside Mets legends Darryl Strawberry (18), Dwight Gooden (16), Willie Mays (24), Keith Hernandez (17), Jerry Koosman (36), Mike Piazza (31), Jackie Robinson (42), Tom ...
Jerry Grote, the starting catcher during the Mets' first World Series title in 1969, died in Austin, Texas, on Sunday at the age of 81.