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Mets Honors- Team Hall of Fame:   In 1997 Hernandez was elected to the New York Mets Hall of Fame. He was voted the Mets All Time First Baseman & one of the franchise's top ten All Time players. #17 Retired: On July 9th, 2022, Keith Hernandez's Mets uniform #17 was retired by the Mets in an emotional ceremony at Citi Field. On hand were his daughters, his brother Gary & his grandson. In 1991 teammate David Cone switched to uniform number 17 in Keith's honor. Other 1986 Mets teammates Ron Darling, Bobby Ojeda & Roger McDowell all wore uniform #17 after leaving the Mets, in Keith's honor. Hall of Fame?:   Although Keith Hernandez was inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame, he has yet to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. At first base he was the best player of his era & arguably one of the best first baseman of all time. He won a record eleven straight Gold Glove Awards at first base with only six other Players ever winning more Gold

1986 Championship Season: Just four years after Keith Hernandez had won a World Championship with the St. Louis Cardinals, he would help lead the Mets to a Championship of their own, the second in franchise history. Quotes- Keith Hernandez: "I've played 12 years, if you don't know pitchers by then & where to play against different hitters then you haven't learned anything. I don't have the raw talent of other guys. I have to be prepared". In 1986 Championship everything went right for the Mets as they rolled into first place in April & stayed there all season long. On opening day in Pittsburgh, Keith's 1st inning double brought home Len Dykstra with the first run of the year. In the 7th, Keith would drive in another run with an RBI single, in the 4-2 Mets win.  On April 22nd, he had another multi- RBI game with a two run double in 7-1 win over the Pirates.  He drove in a modest seven runs in April & would finish the month batting his usual .3