Dwight Gooden Research Paper
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Time flies like fastballs once did for Dwight Gooden. A native of Tampa, Florida, Dwight Gooden was drafted in the first round in 1982, the fifth player taken overall. Gooden made his Mets’ debut 33 years ago at the age of 19. He quickly developed a reputation with his 98 MPH fastball and sweeping curveball, oh yes Gooden was a black pitcher. He was voted the Rookie of The Year, giving the Mets two consecutive winners of that award (Darryl Strawberry had been the recipient in 1983). Gooden also became the third Mets pitcher to win the award, joining Tom Seaver (1967) and Jon Matlack (1972). He went on to become the youngest player to win Rookie of the Year. The following year he became the youngest pitcher to win 20 games and the youngest to