Mets voice not happy with Nick Morabito’s jersey number: ‘Just seems wrong’ (UPDATE)
UPDATE: Nick Morabito will wear No. 55 beginning on Wednesday, according to The Athletic . He told reporters he did not choose No.
8. ### Mets radio voice Howie Rose isn’t happy that the organization gave a franchise legend’s number to a top prospect. New York announced that outfielder Nick Morabito, who received a call-up to the majors on Tuesday, would wear No.
8 , becoming the first Met to wear the number since Desi Relaford in 2001. The number had been frozen in honor of 1986 World Series champion catcher Gary Carter ever since, though it was never officially retired. Mets moneyline is currently sitting at -125 on BetMGM for Wednesday night’s contest versus Washington.
Our BetMGM Sportsbook review provides a complete guide on how to sign up and use their app. “There’s been a debate over whether Gary Carter’s number should be retired, but to release it this 40th anniversary season of 1986 just seems wrong,” Rose wrote on X . Morabito will be the fourth player to wear No.
8 since Carter left the team in 1989 and the first since Carter died from brain cancer in 2012. MORE BY JAMES MERTZ Scorching MLB star sidelined with injury May. 19, 2026, 4:05 p.