I Was Once a Met Trivia Quiz

Answer: Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan debuted with the New York Mets on September 11, 1966 and won the World Series with the Mets in 1969. He was traded to the California Angels after the 1971 season. Nolan Ryan would move on to play for the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. He collected 5,714 strikeouts in his career and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999.

Answer: Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra was a Hall of Fame catcher with the New York Yankees from 1946-1963. Wanting to break into coaching, Berra signed with the New York Mets in 1965. He retired from active play only two months into the 1965 season and would transition into a coach helping to lead them to their 1969 World Series title. He eventually managed the Mets from 1972-1975.

Answer: Willie Mays

Willie Mays, "the Say Hey Kid", debuted with the New York Giants in 1951. He remained with the Giants, moving with the team to San Francisco in 1958. In May 1972, Willie Mays was traded to the New York Mets. He spent his last two seasons with the Mets and competed in the 1973 World Series, where the Mets lost to the Oakland Athletics in seven games.

Answer: Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson, nicknamed "The Man of Steal", stole 1,406 bases in his career. He began with the Oakland Athletics in 1979 and finished his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003. He stole a record 130 bases during the 1982 season with the Athletics. Rickey Henderson played two seasons for the New York Mets in 1999 and 2000.

Answer: Mo Vaughn

Mo Vaughn was a player for the Boston Red Sox from 1991-1998. While with the Red Sox he was a 3x All-Star and won the American League MVP in 1995. Mo Vaughn played two seasons with the Anaheim Angels before being traded to the New York Mets in late 2001. He did not perform well with the Mets in 2002 and by the 2003 season Mo Vaughn ended up retiring after suffering a knee injury.

Answer: Frank Viola

Frank Viola was a 3x All-Star pitcher who played with the New York Mets from 1989-1991. He started his major league career with the Minnesota Twins in 1982. During his career with the Twins, he won the World Series MVP in 1987 and also won the American League Cy Young Award in 1988.

Answer: Gary Sheffield

Gary Sheffield began his career with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1988. He was a 9x All-Star and was the National League batting champion in 1992 with the San Diego Padres. He played for the Florida Marlins from 1993-1998, winning the World Series with them in 1997.

He also played with New York Yankees from 2004-2006. He played his final season with the New York Mets in 2009 and hit his 500th home run during that year. Gary Sheffield is the nephew of former Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden.

Answer: Hideo Nomo

Hideo Nomo was a Japanese pitcher who debuted with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995. He won the National League Rookie of the Year award that year. Hideo Nomo was famous for having an unsually long wind-up when there was no one on base. He played for the New York Mets in 1998 only lasting one season before signing with the Chicago Cubs the following year.

He was inducted to the Japanese Hall of Fame in 2014.

Answer: Tom Glavine

Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Glavine spent most of his major league career with the Atlanta Braves. He is a 10x All-Star and 2x National League Cy Young winner. In 2003, Glavine signed with Atlanta's divisional rivals, the New York Mets. He remained with the Mets until 2007 when he returned to Atlanta to close out his career.

Answer: Joe Torre

Joe Torre played his final three playing seasons with the New York Mets from 1975-1977. He transitioned to become manager of the Mets from 1977-1981. Joe Torre would later become the manager of their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees from 1996-2007. Joe Torre would win four World Series titles and two American League Manager of the Year awards as manager of the Yankees.