New York Mets: Taking a Look at Daniel Murphy’s Mets Legacy

Daniel Murphy has announced his retirement on Friday after 12 great seasons in the big leagues. Seven of those years came with the New York Mets, and he carried them to a 2015 National League Pennant. Here is a look at Murphy’s time wearing the blue and orange.

Daniel Murphy holds the record for most consecutive postseason games (6) with a HR. pic.twitter.com/nICPCwZQtH

— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) January 29, 2021

Murphy was a 13th round pick by the Mets in 2006 and made MLB his debut in the 2008 season. As a rookie, he became impossible to remove from the lineup. Murphy batted .313/.397/.473 over 55 games while playing at a new position in left field. He came up through the ranks as a natural…