{"id":58744,"date":"2022-08-28T11:46:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T11:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-york-mets-retire-willie-mays-no-24-jersey-in-old-timers-day-surprise\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T11:46:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T11:46:14","slug":"new-york-mets-retire-willie-mays-no-24-jersey-in-old-timers-day-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-york-mets-retire-willie-mays-no-24-jersey-in-old-timers-day-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Mets retire Willie Mays’ No. 24 jersey in Old-Timers’ Day surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"
NEW YORK — Willie Mays spent only two seasons with the New York Mets. His legacy will last forever.<\/p>\n
In a surprise salute at Citi Field, the Mets retired Mays’ jersey Saturday as part of festivities during the organization’s first Old-Timers’ Day since 1994.<\/p>\n
“From this day forward, no Met will ever wear Willie Mays’ iconic No. 24,” emcee Howie Rose read to a near-standing ovation from the crowd.<\/p>\n
\nThe Say Hey Kid, forever No. 24. \ud83e\udde1\ud83d\udc99 pic.twitter.com\/FZ2m9YJkLJ<\/a><\/p>\n