Darryl Strawberry Jersey & Tees — NY Mets XXL-6X, XLT-5XLT
There was nothing in baseball quite like Darryl Strawberry uncoiling at Shea. The high leg kick, that long left-handed loop of a swing, and then the ball disappearing into the night somewhere over the right-field wall. This page collects the Darryl Strawberry jersey in big and tall throwback sizes — the Mets No. 18 from the loudest era the franchise ever had. The throwback jersey itself runs in the extended regular sizes, XXL through 6X. Throwback jerseys aren’t made in tall cuts, so the tall sizes — XLT through 5XLT — live on the tees and apparel, and every size link below opens the Mets men’s department filtered to your size, which is where those tall pieces are stocked. Throwback jerseys big and tall in a name this big don’t sit on shelves long, so the full run is mapped out below.
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Darryl Strawberry Jersey — the No. 18 From the ’86 Mets
The classic is the home pinstripe from the 1986 championship team — the skinny kid from Crenshaw who became the most feared bat in the National League before he turned 25. The photo below links into the Mets big & tall department, where the Strawberry throwback sits with the rest of the extended-size Mets range.
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Shea Stadium crowds used to start the “Dar-ryl, Dar-ryl” chant when he was still in the on-deck circle. Mets fans of that generation don’t just remember the home runs — they remember the sound the stadium made before them.
Darryl Strawberry Throwback — the Swing Everybody Copied
A generation of kids in Queens tried to copy that swing in their Little League games: hands high, leg kick higher, a finish that nearly spun them around. The second photo links to his men’s range and the rest of his Mets gear.
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Strawberry Sizing — Jerseys in Extended Sizes, Tall Cuts on Tees and Apparel
The range lays out like this. The Strawberry throwback jersey runs in the regular and extended sizes — S, M, L and XL, then 2X (the XXL), 3X, 4X, 5X and 6X. Nobody cuts throwback jerseys in tall sizes, so the tall range — XLT, 2XLT, 3XLT, 4XLT and 5XLT — is on the Mets tees and other apparel instead. Every tall link in the list below opens the Mets men’s department already filtered to that size, so you land on the tees and apparel in your tall cut rather than a mixed wall of gear.
A quick fit note: these Mitchell & Ness throwbacks are cut roomier than today’s slim game jerseys, closer to what players actually wore in the eighties. Most fans take their usual size with room to layer a tee underneath. Between sizes, or planning to wear it over a hoodie for an October game at Citi Field, the bigger one is the safer call. Tall fans should start with the tall-cut tees — sizing up a jersey adds width across the chest, not the body length you need.
One honest note on stock: throwback sizes come and go — availability can shift with stock levels and the season, and the extended sizes usually move first. That’s why every size link below opens the Mets’ full men’s department filtered to that size: if the Strawberry throwback itself is picked over in your fit, every other Mets option in your size is right in front of you.
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Every size on its own link, into the Mets men’s department filtered to size — the jerseys in the regular and extended sizes, and the tall tees and apparel in the XLT-5XLT sizes:
Interesting Facts About Darryl Strawberry
The Mets took Strawberry first overall in the 1980 draft, straight out of high school in Los Angeles, and by 1983 he was the National League’s Rookie of the Year. Three seasons later he was the right fielder on the 1986 Mets — still the most beloved team in franchise history — driving in runs in the middle of an order that owned New York. He made eight All-Star teams, and his at-bats were events by themselves: the leg kick started, the crowd stood, and everybody waited to see where it landed.
His second act came across town. After leaving the Mets, Strawberry eventually landed with the Yankees and added three more World Series rings — 1996, 1998 and 1999 — as a veteran bat on those dynasty teams. The years in between brought well-documented personal struggles, and his public turnaround since then is a big part of why fans have embraced him again. A decade after Strawberry’s prime, the next face of Mets slugging was Mike Piazza — No. 18 handed the Flushing spotlight to No. 31, and the two throwbacks belong in the same closet.
In 2024, the Mets retired his No. 18 at Citi Field, putting Strawberry’s number up with the small handful the franchise has honored. For a player whose career once looked like a cautionary tale, the ceremony closed the loop: the kid from the ’86 team is a Mets immortal now.
Darryl Strawberry Jersey — Shopper Questions
Does the Darryl Strawberry jersey come in big and tall XXL-6X sizes?
Yes — the throwback jersey runs through the extended regular sizes, XXL up to 6X, with every size on its own link in the list above. The tall cuts, XLT through 5XLT, are on the Mets tees and apparel rather than the jersey, and those links open the same department filtered to the tall sizes.
Is this the Mets Strawberry or the Yankees one?
This page is the Mets No. 18 — the Rookie of the Year and 1986 championship version, and the number the Mets retired in 2024. Strawberry won three more rings with the Yankees in the late nineties, but the pinstripes here are Flushing’s.
What tall Strawberry sizes are available?
XLT, 2XLT, 3XLT, 4XLT and 5XLT — on the tees and other Mets apparel, since the jersey itself isn’t made in tall sizes. Those cuts add length through the body and sleeves rather than just width.
Is a Strawberry throwback a good gift for a Mets fan?
For anyone who grew up with the ’86 team, it’s one of the safest gifts in the catalog — a retired number, a championship year, and a swing they’ll start imitating before the wrapping paper is off the floor. The extended sizes above mean the bigger and taller fans on your list are covered too.
More Mets Gear in Extended Sizes
MLB Shop carries the Mets range in both the regular and big & tall departments — worth comparing, since stock and sales don’t move together:
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Two more routes to the same range: our sister site 4xapparel keeps its own big and tall Mets jerseys and apparel page if you want a second catalog to check, and back on this site the Kodai Senga Mets jersey page covers the current rotation’s ace in the same extended sizes — a tidy past-and-present pair next to Strawberry’s No. 18.