Former Mets catcher John Stearns, who had been battling prostate cancer, has died at the age of 71. He played 10 seasons with the Mets, making four National ...
Despite being frequently injured, he was named to the All-Star team four times. He could hit, field and — unlike most catchers — steal bases.
NEW YORK -- John Stearns, the firebrand catcher who spent a decade playing for the Mets in the 1970s and '80s, passed away Thursday following a long bout ...
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A sad day in Mets land. Former catcher John Stearns passed away at the age of 71 after a long battle with cancer. Stearns was a four-time All-Star, ...
Former Mets catcher John Stearns, a four-time National League All-Star, has passed away at 71 years of age.
Nicknamed “Bad Dude,” the former No. 2 draft pick spent almost all of his career in New York.
A four-time All-Star, Stearns played 10 MLB seasons, coming to the Mets in a 1975 in a six-player trade that send Tug McGraw to the Phillies.
He is running around the infield and Dude is standing there with his mask in his hand, he’s got his hands on his hips and the guy runs right in front of the plate. “Kind of like a sendoff for him, just special.” Mazzilli posted a picture on social media of himself and Stearns coaching first base during the game. [Stearns] comes out of the outfield side of the dugout and he’s got a beeline, and Chief Noc-A-Homa has got his head down, and [Stearns] just clothes-lined the living hell out of him. “All of a sudden this guy runs on the field and he’s pretty athletic, he is pulling Walter Payton on the security guards,” Lynch said. “Chief Noc-A-Homa puts his head down and starts sprinting down the third base line, and Atlanta’s dugouts in the old stadium were toward the outfield a little bit.