Jerry Koosman joked that he didn’t deserve it. But his No. 36 is officially hanging in the rafters of Citi Field. The Mets retired the Koosman’s number with a pregame ceremony on Saturday ...

Jerry Koosman won the clinching game of the Mets’ first championship, no small feat, going the distance to defeat the Orioles, 5-3, in Game 5 of the 1969 World Series.

As one half of the Tom and Jerry Show, Koosman won 140 games with a 3.09 ERA in 12 seasons with the Mets. “It was sad to leave New York, but New York was in a rebuilding process at the time ...

With Jerry Koosman on the mound, it was never too late for the 1969 New York Mets. More than five decades later, the franchise rewarded the big-game left-hander with its highest distinction ...

Jerry Koosman was a "Tax Truther." He claimed that he had done enough research on federal tax law s to conclude they applied only to federal employees, corporate workers and District of Columbia ...

Jerry Koosman’s No. 36 will join Tom Seaver’s 41 and Mike Piazza’s 31 to never be worn again in Queens, team COO Jeff Wilpon said during a press conference at Citi Field.

Jerry Koosman struck out 2,556 batters in 19 major-league seasons. Today, the 59-year-old Minnesota native is lucky to be alive after a heart attack. Koosman, who pitched for the Mets, Twins ...

Jerry Koosman, 78, who starred for 1969 Mets en route to a World Series title, became the fifth player or coach to have his jersey retired by New York on Saturday night, joining Mike Piazza, Tom ...

The phone call went to Morris, Minn., and the voice came straight from the Mets past. Hello, Jerry Koosman. Ready for deja vu? We`re here to talk about Koosman`s return to baseball. Starting Nov ...

A permanent tribute to Jerry Koosman, the left-hander who helped lead the team to World Series glory, is a move in the right direction for a club that tends to step on its own feet.

Jerry Koosman’s name was already enshrined in Mets history, but now — finally — his number will be, too. On Tuesday, the 50th anniversary of the day when the 1969 Mets clinched th… ...