Former kings of city set for reunion in Queens

NEW YORK — As the calendar flips and flips and flips some more, Jesse Orosco can’t help but notice the change. The former Mets reliever and Major League Baseball’s all-time pitching appearances leader, Orosco lives in California these days, but he flies back to New York every now and then for autograph shows or Mets events. From time to time, people on the street recognize him, but not like they did in 1986.

Back then, Orosco and the Mets were kings of the city, capturing New York in a way that no Mets club before or after has ever quite done. So Orosco, like many of his contemporaries, is anxious for what promises to be the most comprehensive reunion of ’86 Mets ever. The Mets expect all but a handful of players and coaches to return to Citi Field for a 30th anniversary celebration May 27-29.

“It’s going to be great,” Orosco said in a telephone interview. “We look forward to it and we appreciate what the Mets do for us, keeping our names out there and bringing us all together. It think it’s a treat for the fans to check out the old guys’ memories.”

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