Who pitched the only Mets No-Hitter?
Who pitched the only Mets No-Hitter?
10 years later, the oral history of Johan Santana’s no-hitter. On the night of June 1, 2012, in the 8,020th game in franchise history, Johan Santana delivered the Mets’ first no-hitter.
How many no hitters did Johan Santana have?
Santana joked that the only no-hitter he had ever thrown before that day in 2012 came in a video game. Santana was known for his competitive fire. Collins remembers Santana interrupting a pitching drill with around 12 or 13 other players to make sure everyone was doing the drill correctly.
Why did Johan Santana retire?
He attempted to make some comebacks but suffered major injuries, including another tear in his shoulder and an Achilles tear. It was a sad decline for a once dominant pitcher that was on a Hall of Fame trajectory. In his 12 seasons, Santana finished his career with a 139-78 record, 3.20 ERA and 1,988 strikeouts.
Who threw 2 no-hitters in a row?
More than 9,000 men have taken the mound in a big league game, but what pitcher Johnny Vander Meer accomplished more than three quarters of a century ago by tossing back-to-back no-hitters is considered by many one of the game’s most unbreakable records.
