Near the pitcher’s mound, Mets catcher Jerry Grote jumped into the arms of the winning pitcher, Jerry Koosman. Tom Seaver rushed out of the dugout. Third baseman Ed Charles celebrated along with ...

Grote nurtured a young pitching staff led by Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Gary Gentry, The Mets overtook the Chicago Cubs and moved into first place for the first time in their history on Sept. 10.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Jerry Grote, who was also a key member of the 1969 New York Mets World Series team, passed away on Sunday at the age of 81.

Jerry Grote, the catcher who helped transform the New York Mets from a perennial loser into the 1969 World Series champions, died April 7 at a medical facility in Austin. He was 81.

Gerald “Jerry” Wayne Grote, the starting catcher on the 1969 World Series champion New York Mets and longtime staple at Shea Stadium, died Sunday. He was 81. During the Miracle Mets run to ...

Grote nurtured a young pitching staff led by Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Gary Gentry, The Mets overtook the Cubs and moved into first place for the first time in their history on Sept. 10.

Former Mets pitcher, who was the centerpiece in infamous Tom Seaver trade, has died “We are incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Jerry Grote.

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.