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A condensed oral history of an iconic Mets playoff run that came so damn close

I conversed with prominent members of that Mets team who shared memories, salutes and regrets from the build-up to the NLCS, its seven games of drama and the aftermath.

David Wright could've had his own Cooperstown moment

With better health, could David Wright have been the Mets' Derek Jeter?

The best 26 Yankees-Mets players in Subway Series history

Here are the top 26 Yankees and Mets who have had the most success in the Subway Series.

Decade later, ex-Mets recall night Osama bin Laden was killed: 'I still get chills'

Saturday marked the 10-year anniversary of the teams unforgettably facing each other on national television while President Obama unexpectedly announced the death of Osama bin Laden.

David Wright remembers 'gracious' Shannon Forde five years after passing

Man, does time fly. Five years have passed since Shannon Forde, longtime media-relations official for the Mets, died after a long battle with breast cancer in March 2016. Maybe the...

MLB commissioner has shot to be historic

It was a hundred years ago this month that the 16 men who’d watched their sport, baseball, teeter on the brink of criminal extinction decided to create the commissioner’s office...

The Wilpon era: The highs and lows

The Post’s Mike Puma takes a look back at the Wilpon era, which concluded Friday with the sale of the Mets to Steve Cohen: Highs 2000: The Mets, co-owned by...

Mets greats always knew Tom Seaver was something special

Ron Swoboda knew from the start the Mets had something special. Then a third-year outfielder with the team, Swoboda watched Seaver pitch his first game for the Mets in 1967...

Former Mets star talks New York baseball — past and present

MLB Network analyst Cliff Floyd — who played 17 seasons in the majors, including four with the Mets — takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby....

David Wright joins The Post's Mets podcast

The 30-man roster is now set and the Mets are limping a bit into Opening Day Friday, when they will take on the Braves at Citi Field. To break down...

This Mets goodbye came way too soon

The end of the 2018 season was near and David Wright had not played since May 27, 2016. After years of battling spinal stenosis, Wright was forced to reevaluate the...

David Wright still could get full Mets pay, even if there is no season

Former Mets captain David Wright, who retired after the 2018 season, is still expected to receive his full salary — even though Major League Baseball has been shut down since...

David Wright adds to the legend of Jacob deGrom with jersey-ripping episode

David Wright got a first-hand look inside the greatness of Jacob deGrom — and has the buttonless jersey to prove it. Rough stretches have come few and far between for...

Marcus Stroman’s Mets future rides on ironic trade possibility

You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of...

Pete Alonso's next big challenge toward Mets greatness

First in a series analyzing the New York Mets In a game of picking a position at which the Mets are most likely set for the next decade, first base...

David Wright sees makings of a new Mets captain in Pete Alonso

The last Mets captain admits it would be difficult to bestow his old title on a second-year player, but if there is somebody worthy of such consideration it might be...

Mets great says this role is 'perfect' for him

PORT ST. LUCIE — David Wright called his special adviser role with the Mets “what I’m kind of looking for at this stage. It’s perfect for me.” The retired third...

J.D. Davis' Mets return couldn't have gone better

PORT ST. LUCIE — J.D. Davis played his first game since jamming his left shoulder Feb. 25 and reported no problems. “I felt great,” Davis said after playing four innings...

Reliving the most unforgettable baseball moments of the decade

Nearly every day I report to work, I have no idea what’s going to happen. Sometimes it’s boring. Other times, it turns into a day for the ages. Thankfully, more...

David Wright keeping low profile in his new Mets role

SAN DIEGO – One year since moving into his Mets advisory position, David Wright admits he hasn’t offered many advisements to the front office, instead preferring the role of Dad...