Local resident Gary Cohen elected to the Mets Hall of Fame!

Ridgefield resident Gary Cohen, the legendary, play-by-play voice on the NY Mets on SNY, has been elected to the Mets Hall of Fame! The news comes on the heels of Cohen winning 2022 NY Sportscaster of the Year. 

The NY Mets announced the news in a press release this week. Three new inductees, Howard Johnson, LHP Al Leiter and broadcaster Howie Rose will join Cohen during the official induction ceremony on Saturday, June 3 prior to the 4:10 p.m. game vs. the Blue Jays at Citi Field.

The four new additions will bring the total membership of the Mets Hall of Fame to 34. 

The NY Mets say, "Cohen began calling Mets games on the radio in 1989, where he remained until moving to the SNY booth in 2006. He is the second-longest tenured Mets play-by-play announcer in team history. Cohen, who grew up going to Shea Stadium, was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018. His distinct Outta Here signals a Mets home run. Cohen was a Dean’s List student at Columbia University."

The other 30 Hall of Fame members in order of the year they were elected are: Joan Payson (1981); Casey Stengel (1981); Gil Hodges (1982); George M. Weiss (1982); Johnny Murphy (1983); William A. Shea (1983); Ralph Kiner (1984); Bob Murphy (1984); Lindsey Nelson (1984); Bud Harrelson (1986); Rusty Staub (1986); Tom Seaver (1988); Jerry Koosman (1989); Ed Kranepool (1990); Cleon Jones (1991); Jerry Grote (1992); Tug McGraw (1993); Mookie Wilson (1996); Keith Hernandez (1997); Gary Carter (2001); Tommie Agee (2002); Frank Cashen (2010); Dwight Gooden (2010); Davey Johnson (2010), Darryl Strawberry (2010), John Franco (2012), Mike Piazza (2013), Jon Matlack (2020), Ron Darling (2020) and Edgardo Alfonzo (2020).

For tickets to the June 3 game vs. the Blue Jays and the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, fans can go to Mets.com/tickets.

Read the complete press release HERE.