Dwight Gooden
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• K", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB)
• Gooden pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays
• In a career spanning 430 games, he pitched  2,800 2⁄3 innings and posted a win–loss record of 194–112, with a 3
• 51 earned run average (ERA), and 2,293 strikeouts
• Gooden made his MLB debut in 1984 for the Mets and quickly established himself as one of the league's most talented pitchers; as a 19-year-old rookie, he earned the first of four All-Star selections, won the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year Award, and led the league in strikeouts
• In 1985, he won the NL Cy Young Award and achieved the pitching Triple Crown, compiling a 24–4 record and a league-leading 1
• 53 ERA, 268 strikeouts, and 16 complete games
• The following season, he helped the Mets win the 1986 World Series
• Gooden remained an effective pitcher in subsequent years, but his career was ultimately derailed by cocaine and alcohol addiction
• After posting a losing record in each season from 1992–1994, Gooden was suspended for the 1995 season after a positive drug test while serving a prior suspension