Former New York Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman, a key member of the 1969 "Miracle Mets" World Series championship team, has died at the age of 83. The team announced his passing on Sunday, November 1.
Koosman spent 12 seasons with the Mets from 1967 to 1978 and was part of one of the most iconic images in franchise history, celebrating the World Series victory alongside Ed Charles and Jerry Grote on October 16, 1969.
"The 1969 Mets had a multitude of heroes, but no one was bigger than Jerry Koosman," team historian Jay Horwitz wrote in a tribute.
