Mets Announce Death Of 8-Year MLB Veteran Traded To Red Sox In Blockbuster

BusinessSportsMoneyMets Announce Death Of 8-Year MLB Veteran Traded To Red Sox In BlockbusterByPeter Chawaga,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Chawaga is a writer and editor covering Major League Baseball.Follow AuthorJun 10, 2026, 07:07pm EDTThe New York Mets logo is seen on a bag before a Minor League Baseball game at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, United States, on May 15, 2026. (Photo by Dan Squicciarini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe baseball world lost a former major league pitcher this week who spent time with four different organizations and touched the lives of countless coaches, teammates and fans. New York Mets vice president of media relations Jay Horwitz announced the news on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday.“Wes Gardner, who pitched 30 games for the Mets in ‘84 and ‘85, passed away today at 65,” Horwitz wrote. “Gardner was in the majors for parts of eight seasons with the Mets, Red Sox, Padres and Royals. After the 1985 season he was part of a seven-player trade in which the Mets acquired Bobby Ojeda from Boston.”ForbesDodgers Skipper Sends Michael Conforto Cut Message Amid Cubs TurnaroundBy Peter ChawagaFormer New York Mets, Boston Red Sox Pitcher Wes Gardner Dies At 65While Gardner's major league career spanned multiple organizations, his name remains closely connected to a blockbuster deal that helped shape a Mets championship era. Following his big-league debut with the Mets in 1984 and then his sophomore 1985 campaign, Gardner was sent to the Boston Red Sox alongside John Christensen, Calin Schiraldi and La Schelle Tarver in exchange for Bob Ojeda, Tom McCarthy, John Mitchell and Chris Bayer. Ojeda led the Mets to a World Series championship in the 1986 season. But at the time of the trade that brought him to Queens, Red Sox general manager Lou Gorman expressed significant confidence in Gardner's future role.MORE FOR YOU"We see Gardner as a stopper out...