EPISODE · Mar 29, 2026 · 21 MIN
1986 Off-Season & Spring Training
from Catch the Rising Stars: A New York Mets Retro Podcast · host Phil Abramson
Before we begin our 40th anniversary deep dive of the Mets’ 1986 championship season, get ready by catching up on the happenings that prior winter and spring. The acquisitions of Bobby Ojeda and Tim Teufel. How Dwight Gooden discovered cocaine. How Keith Hernandez and other players were punished as a result of the ‘85 cocaine trials. And hear about a nasty eye injury that Mookie Wilson suffers in a rundown drill. Our 1986 series begins with this episode!
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Before we begin our 40th anniversary deep dive of the Mets’ 1986 championship season, get ready by catching up on the happenings that prior winter and spring. The acquisitions of Bobby Ojeda and Tim Teufel. How Dwight Gooden discovered cocaine. How Keith Hernandez and other players were punished as a result of the ‘85 cocaine trials. And hear about a nasty eye injury that Mookie Wilson suffers in a rundown drill. Our 1986 series begins with this episode!
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1986 Off-Season & Spring Training
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