Gooden, who missed the ticker tape parade thrown after the 1986 World Series because he was drunk and on drugs, was presented the key by Mayor Bill de Blasio during a celebration at City Hall Plaza.

As Dwight Gooden did a walk-through of his pending jersey retirement last week with longtime Mets PR executive Jay Horwitz, the star-crossed former Mets ace says it finally started to become real.

Dwight Gooden still knows how to work a crowd. Honored by the New York Mets with the retirement of his No. 16 on Sunday, the four-time All-Star recounted how his career in Queens was cut short by ...

Doc Gooden thinks “it will be interesting” to see whether the local teams slug it out for supreme free-agent Juan Soto this winter.

Dwight Gooden says he's happy and finally can enjoy life fully as Mets number retirement nears Dwight Gooden attends the Garden Of Laughs Comedy Benefit at Madison Square Garden on March 27, 2024.

John Gibbons still remembers the first time he witnessed Dwight Gooden make a statement. Back in the early 1980s, when Gibbons and other minor league Mets were staying at the Edgewater Beach Hotel ...

Dwight Gooden responded to recent comments on his drug addiction made by former teammate Darryl Strawberry, saying Monday he's now rethinking the pair's friendship.

Mets greats Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry take a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby ahead of being honored this upcoming season.

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The Harold and Carole Pump Foundation's 25th anniversary dinner raised more than $2.8 million and united some of the sports world's biggest legends ...

NEW YORK — Dwight Gooden still knows how to work a crowd. Honored by the New York Mets with the retirement of his No. 16 on Sunday, the four-time All-Star recounted how his career in Queens was ...