Former Mets World Series hero Jerry Koosman dies at 83

What the coverage says

Jerry Koosman, a left-handed pitcher who spent 12 of his 19 major league seasons in Queens, has died at 83. Yahoo Sports reports that he had been battling multiple illnesses, according to longtime Mets public relations chief Jay Horwitz. Coverage from CBS Sports notes that the organization inducted Koosman into its Hall of Fame in 1989 and retired his number 36 in 2021. Across the reports, outlets uniformly remember the two-time All-Star as a central figure in the franchise's 1969 World Series championship.

Written by HeadlineShine from 3 outlets' reporting, with AI assistance. Each outlet's own story is listed alongside.