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Cory Woodroof

Why the Mets have the number 40 on their eye black for NLCS Game 3

The New York Mets kept their recent tradition of hyping up one of their teammates with their eye black during the 2024 MLB postseason on Wednesday night.

Mets players like Jose Quintana, Jesse Winker and Sean Manaea sported the number 40 for their eye black ahead of Game 3 of the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Why that specific number? It belongs to Mets pitcher Luis Severino, who was slated to start Game 3 on the mound for New York.

This is a really cool way for Mets players to honor their teammates. It won’t be shocking to see Severino play well with this kind of encouragement behind him in the dugout.

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