The Mets will retire Keith Hernandez’s number 17 in a pregame ceremony on Saturday, July 9, the club announced earlier this evening. He will become just the fourth player to have his number retired by the franchise, and the seventh number overall to be retired. Hernandez, along with Sandy Alderson, will discuss the news via Zoom on Wednesday at 1:30pm.
In a statement, Steve Cohen said:
Keith was the first captain in team history and a great leader and catalyst on that ’86 championship team. He was a defensive wizard at first and was a clutch performer late in games.