As the Mets prepare to honor the 1986 World Series championship team this weekend, here’s a look at the past and present of those memorable players and coaches:
Davey Johnson
Manager
Then: Led Mets to 108 wins in third season with the team, the highest win total by a National League club since 1975.
Now: The winningest manager in Mets history spent three years with the Nationals, retiring after the 2013 season.
Frank Cashen
General manager
Then: Took control in 1980 after the Mets had three straight seasons with 66 wins or fewer and built a team that averaged more than 95 wins per season from 1984 to 1991.
Now: Died June 30, 2014, at the age of 88.
Gary Carter
Catcher
Then: The “Kid” batted .255 with 24 home runs and a team-high 105 RBIs, hitting a walk-off single in Game 5 of the NLCS and starting the legendary two-out rally in the 10th inning of Game 6 of the World Series.
Now: Died Feb. 16, 2012, of brain cancer at the age of 57.
Keith Hernandez
First baseman
Then: Hit .310 with 13 homers and 83 RBIs, winning a Gold Glove and finishing fourth in NL MVP voting.
Now: Analyst on SNY’s Mets broadcasts since 2006.
Wally Backman
Second baseman
Then: Hit a career-best .320, with 67 runs and 13 stolen bases, batting .333 in the World Series.
Now: Manager of the Mets’ Triple-A affiliate — now the Las Vegas 51s — since 2012.
Rafael Santana
Shortstop
Then: The fielding specialist hit just .218 during the regular season, but started every postseason game, batting .250 in the World Series.
Now: Head of player development and scouting for the White Sox in the Dominican Republic.
Ray Knight
Third baseman
Then: Named NL Comeback Player of the Year after hitting .298 with 11 home runs and 76 RBIs, earning World Series MVP honors after hitting .391, scoring the winning run in Game 6 and hitting a go-ahead home run in Game 7.
Now: MASN broadcast analyst for the Nationals.
Mookie Wilson
Left fielder
Then: Hit .289 with 25 stolen bases before becoming an all-time franchise hero by fouling off multiple pitches to keep the season alive and hitting a slow roller through Bill Buckner’s legs to end Game 6 of the World Series.
Now: A club ambassador for the Mets, he worked with the team’s minor league players at spring training this year.
Lenny Dykstra
Center fielder
Then: Leadoff hitter batted .295 with 27 doubles and 31 stolen bases, then hit .300 in the postseason, which included a walk-off homer in Game 3 of the NLCS and a leadoff homer in Game 3 of the World Series.
Now: Released from federal prison in 2013 after serving more than six months for bankruptcy fraud and other charges; just finished writing an autobiography.
Darryl Strawberry
Right fielder
Then: All-Star batted .259 and clubbed a team-high 27 home runs with 93 RBIs, adding an insurance run with an eighth-inning homer in Game 7 of the World Series.
Now: An ordained minister, runs the Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center in Florida for drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Dwight Gooden
Starting pitcher
Then: 21-year-old reigning Cy Young Award winner went 17-6 with a 2.84 ERA and 200 strikeouts and became the youngest starting pitcher in the All-Star Game, but went 0-3 in the postseason.
Now: Speaks to youth groups and runs a baseball academy in Staten Island.
Bob Ojeda
Starting pitcher
Then: Finished fourth in Cy Young voting after going 18-5 with a 2.57 ERA, then went 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA in four postseason starts.
Now: Baseball analyst, worked in-studio for SNY from 2009 to 2014.
Ron Darling
Starting pitcher
Then: Finished 15-6 with a career-best 2.81 ERA, going 1-1 with a 1.53 ERA in three World Series starts.
Now: Mets broadcast analyst for SNY since 2006, serving the same role with TBS.
Sid Fernandez
Starting pitcher
Then: Finished 16-6 with a 3.52 ERA and 200 strikeouts, was 0-1 in the postseason, but threw 6 ²/₃ scoreless innings in the World Series, including a key relief appearance in which he retired seven straight batters in Game 7.
Now: Coaches his son, Canaan, at a high school in Hawaii.
Rick Aguilera
Starting pitcher
Then: Went 10-7 with a 3.88 ERA as the fifth starter, then threw five scoreless innings in the NLCS and earned the win in Game 6 against the Red Sox despite allowing the apparent series-ending two-run homer to Dave Henderson.
Now: Living just outside San Diego, the former high school baseball coach is a partner in Dunkin’ Donuts franchises and a part-owner of a car wash franchise.
Kevin Mitchell
Outfielder
Then: Hit .277 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs in 108 games as a rookie and batted .250 in the postseason, saving the season with a pinch-hit single during the 10th-inning comeback in Game 6 against Boston.
Now: A youth league instructor living in San Diego, recently recovered from a serious neck/spine injury that left him immobile for months.
Tim Teufel
Infielder
Then: Batted .247 with four home runs and 31 RBIs in 93 games, then hit .444 (4-for-9) with a home run in the World Series.
Now: Mets third base coach since 2012.
Howard Johnson
Infielder/outfielder
Then: Hit .245 with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs in 88 games, going 0-for-7 in the postseason.
Now: Manager of the Single-A High Desert (Calif.) Mavericks, an affiliate of the Rangers.
Ed Hearn
Catcher
Then: Rookie hit .265 with four home runs in 49 games, but didn’t appear in the postseason.
Now: A motivational speaker, survived a bout with cancer and three kidney transplants.
Lee Mazzilli
Infielder/outfielder
Then: Began first season of second stint with Mets in August, batting .276 in 39 games before adding two pinch-hit singles in the World Series.
Now: Former Orioles manager is a special adviser and spring training instructor for the Yankees, whose son, L.J., plays for the Double-A Binghamton Mets.
Danny Heep
Outfielder
Then: Hit .282 with five home runs and 33 RBIs while appearing in 86 games before batting .091 (1-for-12) in the World Series.
Now: Head baseball coach at Incarnate Word since 1998.
Kevin Elster
Shortstop
Then: Rookie hit .167 in 30 at-bats during the regular season, going 0-for-4 in the playoffs.
Now: Retired, splitting time between residences in Huntington Beach, Calif., and Las Vegas.
George Foster
Outfielder
Then: Played left field for 72 games, hitting just .227 (albeit with 13 homers), before being released in early August.
Now: Works with inner-city and military children in Cincinnati, as part of the George Foster Pro Concept foundation.
Jesse Orosco
Relief pitcher
Then: Went 8-6 with 21 saves and a 2.33 ERA, earning three wins in the NLCS and throwing 5 ²/₃ scoreless innings with two saves in the World Series, recording the final out of each series.
Now: An avid golfer, working with his son, Jesse Jr., on a pitching-instruction app, also giving pitching lessons and working with youth league teams in San Diego.
Roger McDowell
Relief pitcher
Then: Finished 14-9 with a 3.02 ERA in a team-record 75 appearances, allowing one hit in seven innings of the NLCS — throwing five innings in the 16-inning Game 6 clincher — and picking up the win in Game 7 against the Red Sox.
Now: Braves pitching coach since 2006.
Doug Sisk
Relief pitcher
Then: Finished 4-2 with a 3.06 ERA, making one appearance in each postseason series and allowing no runs in 1 ²/₃ innings pitched.
Now: Lives in his home state of Washington, where he works in wine sales.
Randy Niemann
Relief pitcher
Then: Went 2-3 with a 3.79 ERA in his second and final season with the Mets, but did not appear in the postseason.
Now: Pitching coach for the Single-A Palm Beach Cardinals, a St. Louis affiliate.
Rick Anderson
Relief pitcher
Then: 30-year-old rookie went 2-1 with a 2.72 ERA and one save, but was left off the postseason roster.
Now: Pitching coach for the Twins from 2002 to 2014.
Mel Stottlemyre
Then: Pitching coach
Now: Retired and living in Washington state, has been battling cancer.
Bud Harrelson
Then: Third-base coach
Now: An executive with the Long Island Ducks.
Bill Robinson
Then: Hitting coach, first-base coach
Now: Passed away in 2007 at the age of 64.
Vern Hoscheit
Then: Bullpen coach
Now: Passed away in 2007 at the age of 85.
Greg Pavlick
Then: Assistant pitching coach
Now: Rehab coordinator with the Yankees.