Buck Showalter will meet the press this afternoon and show off jersey No. 11, after which the newly named Met manager will likely hide its identity behind a windbreaker for at least the next four years.

In selecting 11, Showalter returns to the uni he wore previously while skippering the Yankees, Diamondbacks and Rangers. He’ll be the first field general to wear 11 for the Mets, sliding between the 10 worn by predecessors Jeff Torborg and Terry Collins, and the 12 of Wee Willie Small Balls Randolph.

When I think of 11 I see Wayne Garrett and Lenny Randle, but let’s not forget Tim Tuefel, Jorge Velandia, Ruben Tejada, Elloitt Maddox, Pepe Mangual, Kevin Pillar, Anderson Hernandez, Gene Woodling, Cory Lidle, Ramon Castro, Roy McMillan, Shane Halter, Ramon Castro, Norichika Aoki or Garry Templeton. How could we? There are many others, most resigned to short-lived tenures as reserve infielders. Lidle was the only pitcher to have suited up in 11.

Behold this newly updated list of Mets Managers By the Number:

Manager	Years	Number
1. Casey Stengel	1962-65	37
2. Wes Westrum	1965-67	9
3. Salty Parker	1967	54
4. Gil Hodges	1968-71	14
5. Yogi Berra	1972-75	8
6. Roy McMillan	1975	51
7. Joe Frazier	1976-77	55
8. Joe Torre	1977-81	9
9. George Bamberger	1982-83	31
10. Frank Howard	1983	55
11. Davey Johnson	1984-1990	5
12. Bud Harrelson	1990-91	3
13. Mike Cubbage	1991	4
14. Jeff Torborg	1992-93	10
15. Dallas Green	1993-96	46
16. Bobby Valentine	1996-2002	2
17. Art Howe	2003-2004	18
18. Willie Randolph	2005-2008	12
19. Jerry Manuel	2008-2010	53
20. Terry Collins	2011-2017	10
21. Mickey Callaway	2018-2019	36/26*
22. Carlos Beltran	2020**	15
23. Luis Rojas	2020-2021	19
24. Buck Showalter	2022	11

*-Switched to 26 upon announcement of Jerry Koosman retirement, 9/24/19

**-Did not appear in a game.

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