As we saw yesterday, hastily but hopefully promoted Luis Rojas officially took over as the team’s 23rd manager. I’m going to “count” Carlos Beltran’s 84-day run–they just happened all to be off-days.
Rojas slipped on the No. 19 jersey–not because his older brother Moises wore 18 and his father Felipe Alou famously wore 17 as a manager–but because of his birthday September 1– 1/9 as they would say in in most places.
Rojas would be first first Mets manager to wear 19, and the first issue of the number since late last year when Sam Haggarty (Sam Who-herty?) appeared, mostly as a pinch runner. Haggerty–who was one of the guys they got from Cleveland in the Kevin Plawecki deal–was dropped from the 40-man roster a few weeks back when Dellin Betances came aboard, and subsequently scooped up by Seattle.
Here’s a newly updated list of Mets Managers By the Number:
Manager | Years | Number |
Casey Stengel | 1962-65 | 37 |
Wes Westrum | 1965-67 | 9 |
Salty Parker | 1967 | 54 |
Gil Hodges | 1968-71 | 14 |
Yogi Berra | 1972-75 | 8 |
Roy McMillan | 1975 | 51 |
Joe Frazier | 1976-77 | 55 |
Joe Torre | 1977-81 | 9 |
George Bamberger | 1982-83 | 31 |
Frank Howard | 1983 | 55 |
Davey Johnson | 1984-1990 | 5 |
Bud Harrelson | 1990-91 | 3 |
Mike Cubbage | 1991 | 4 |
Jeff Torborg | 1992-93 | 10 |
Dallas Green | 1993-96 | 46 |
Bobby Valentine | 1996-2002 | 2 |
Art Howe | 2003-2004 | 18 |
Willie Randolph | 2005-2008 | 12 |
Jerry Manuel | 2008-2010 | 53 |
Terry Collins | 2011-2017 | 10 |
Mickey Callaway | 2018-2019 | 36/26* |
Carlos Beltran | 2020** | 15 |
Luis Rojas | 2020 | 19 |
*-Switched to 26 upon announcement of Jerry Koosman retirement, 9/24/19
**-Did not appear in a game.
Mickey Callaway also wore #26
Thanks! Already forgot that
Meulens in 58 at the fan fest
Check the link to the All-Time Numerical Roster. It doesn’t go to the actual listing of players.
I wonder why Porcello just didn’t take #21. He switched to it in Detroit and wore it in college. I remember Dom got #22 from former coach Tom Goodwin. Seemed like he would be reluctant to give up his number. Maybe Porcello bought him a nice Rolex.