Getting elected to the Hall of Fame is the most prestigious honor in baseball. It recognizes careers from the best players of all time and enshrines them in Cooperstown.
17 players with links to the New York Mets are in the Hall of Fame, but only two, Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza, are wearing a Mets cap on their plaques.
The 2024 Hall of Fame ballot was announced on Nov. 20 with two legendary players in the franchise's history appearing for the first time.
Jose Reyes and David Wright join 10 other players making their first appearances for the prestigious honor. 14 players are returning to the ballot with only Gary Sheffield in his last year of eligibility.
Wright spent all 14 years of his MLB career with New York, wracking up impressive numbers and feats when donning their jersey.
He owns tons of Mets franchise records, including RBI (970), runs (949), hits (1,777), doubles (390), extra-base hits (658) and total bases (2,945) to name a few.
He's also second in home runs (242) and games played (1,585).
The third baseman, nicknamed "Captain America" after his performance in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, was a seven-time All-Star, including a stretch of five selections in a row from 2006 to 2010.
Wright also was a two-time Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winner in 2007 and 2008.
While New York's superstar third baseman owns a ton of franchise records, Reyes also owns some of his own and is just behind Wright in others.
The speedy shortstop spent 12 out of his 16 MLB seasons with the Mets.
He was a four-time All-Star, won a batting title in 2011 with his incredible batting average of .337 and took home a Silver Slugger award in 2006. He also led baseball in steals for three straight seasons from 2005-2007 and stole an eye-popping 78 bags in 2007.
Reyes is New York's all-time leader in stolen bases (408) and triples (113).
He's also second to Wright in runs (885), hits (1,534), doubles (272), extra-base hits (493) and total bases (2,356).
Time will tell if either or both of these legendary Mets players get elected into the baseball Hall of Fame.
If they do, they certainly will go in representing the franchise where they had their best professional seasons.
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