NY Post · May 25, 2016
World Series hero Ray Knight gets long-awaited recognition
Ray Knight (bottom) celebrates with Gary Carter during the Mets' World Series run in 1986.Ray Knight still wears his 1986 World Series ring every day, a constant reminder of his career-defining performance and proudest professional moment.
But he wasn’t at Shea Stadium when the Mets received their rings, the first World Series MVP not to return to that team the following year, after a contract dispute. Scheduling conflicts kept Knight from joining the 20-year anniversary celebration and the closing of Shea two years later, allowing three decades to pass without returning to Queens as an official guest of the Mets.