| << Yesterday | This Day in Mets History |
Tomorrow>> |
3 Fact(s) Found
| 1969 |
Joining the AFL's New York Jets and the Apollo 11 astronauts, the Mets become the third group this year honored with a ticker-tape parade on Broadway. The World Champions attend three rallies throughout the Big Apple, with hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers enjoying the day-long festivities.
|
| 2009 | The Brewers hire Rick Peterson as their pitching coach to improve the club's woeful starting pitching, which posted a 5.37 ERA last season. The 54-year-old pitching guru, known for his focus on motion analysis, is reunited with bench coach Willie Randolph and skipper Ken Macha, his former managers with the Mets and the A's, teams he toiled for in a similar role. |
| 2015 | Tying a major league record set by Astro outfielder Carlos Beltrán in 2004, Daniel Murphy goes deep in his fifth consecutive postseason game. The Mets second baseman’s two-out third-inning solo shot off Kyle Hendricks contributes to the team’s 5-2 victory in Game 3 NLCS victory at Wrigley Field. |
3 Fact(s) Found