Mookie Wilson excited for upcoming ’86 weekend

6:31 PM ET

NEW YORK — New York Mets icon Mookie Wilson is excited about the 1986 reunion that will take place May 27-29 at Citi Field, during a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“I’m looking forward to having the guys together in a setting that’s around the ball field,” Wilson said. “We’ve gotten together before with reunions and at card shows, but never around the atmosphere of baseball.”

Virtually the entire ’86 title team is committed to returning for the weekend, including manager Davey Johnson, Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, Howard Johnson and Sid Fernandez, plus those still regularly around the team like Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling.

Asked if it feels like three decades have passed since the championship, Wilson said: “It feels like just yesterday, because it’s always a topic of discussion. Everything is alive because people are always talking about it. We get together on a regular basis. I see the players on a regular basis. It seems like it all happened just yesterday.”

Only a few are unable to attend. Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell will be with his team at Turner Field. And former pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre has been battling multiple myeloma and is unable to travel. Doug Sisk also may be unable to participate.

Sadly, there have been some passings, too. Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter lost his battle with …

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