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With the National League Championship Series back at Citi Field for the first time since 2015, the Mets called upon two legends to get the night started on Wednesday. Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry ...

When Dwight "Doc" Gooden took to the mound at Yankee Stadium on May 14, 1996, his greatness was largely behind him. Having tested positive for cocaine use, the longtime Mets star was suspended the ...

Darryl Strawberry is trying to save 1986 New York Mets teammate Dwight Gooden before it's too late. Strawberry believes Gooden has relapsed into the drug use that derailed his playing career. The duo, ...

If anyone understands the beauty (and the risk) of a triple-digit fastball, it’s Doc Gooden, who blistered his way into the history books in 1985. Seems like a lifetime ago, but velocity still rules ...

For baseball fans who missed it while it happened, it's nearly impossible to describe just how dominant Dwight Gooden was in his prime. Still, they say an image is worth a thousand words, so here's ...

When Doc Gooden toed the rubber at Yankee Stadium on May 14, 1996, most fans were sure he was done in baseball. The 1984 Rookie of the Year had been suspended for more than a season for violating ...