Former pitcher Dwight Gooden spent the first 11 seasons of his career with the New York Mets where he was the 1984 National League Rookie of the Year and 1985 National League Cy Young Award winner.

      This size 44 Rawlings Kelly green heavy mesh jersey was worn by Gooden during the St. Patrick’s Day spring training game in 1991. This jersey has “Mets” sewn across the chest in orange and white tackle twill. Gooden’s number “16” is sewn on the front below the “Mets” and on the back in orange and white tackle twill. A ribbed white, green and orange stripe runs from the collar down to the sleeve ends and the Rawlings tag with a “SET 1 1991” flag, is sewn on the bottom front left tail. This jersey shows light use and Gooden signed his name vertically in black marker on the “1” on the back of his jersey. Gooden’s signature comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA (AC04050).

      The matching pants were made by Rawlings and are white with Kelly green pinstripes and a thick orange stripe outlined in orange down each side. Gooden’s pants have a 35-inch waist and the team patch sewn on the inner back waist lining that reads “16 GOODEN 90 1 35/36 33”, indicating that these pants were most likely used in 1990 and again in 1991. The pants show light use. Both the jersey and pants come with a full LOA from noted game used jersey expert Dave Miedema.

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