The Mets retired Willie Mays’s No. 24 on Saturday, making him the seventh player in franchise history to receive the honor
held their first Old Timers’ Day since 1994 on Saturday, but the organization made the day more special than just reuniting its iconic players. While Willie Mays was not in attendance, the team chose to retire his No. 24 in a surprise announcement and celebration anyway.Mays only played parts of two seasons with the Mets, 135 games total to end his career, but he did make the All-Star game in 1973 before retiring.
When the Mets traded for Mays in 1972, then-Mets owner Joan Payson hoped that Mays’ Mets jersey would be retired after he retired with the team. However, Joan died before that could go into effect. In a statement that his son read at the ceremony, Mays expressed how grateful he was to get his number retired by the organization, and how much he appreciates the fanbase.
“You might lose a lot of details after so many years, but what I can never forget is the way it felt to be back in New York City playing for the fans,” he said, viaMays becomes the seventh Mets player to have his jersey number retired by the organization, and the second this season after Keith Hernandez got the honor earlier this month.
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