Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this special episode, we speak with MLB legend Dwight “Doc” Gooden about the growing campaign to see him rightfully inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025.

We explore the highlights of his extraordinary career—from his Cy Young Award-winning dominance with the Mets, to becoming a Mets Hall of Famer, a 2023 Hall of Game Inductee at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and seeing his iconic #16 jersey retired by the Mets in 2024. But beyond the mound, Dwight shares his powerful journey of redemption, resilience, and giving back—as a Family man, humanitarian, and advocate for causes close to his heart.

For host Joe Dimino, this is more than an interview—it’s a conversation with a childhood hero. Dive into a heartfelt and insightful discussion about baseball greatness, personal Growth, and the push to get Doc Gooden to Cooperstown.

⚾ Read Doc’s full bio: sabr.org/bioproj/person/dwight-gooden

📲 Follow Dwight on Instagram: @docgooden16 

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Joe Dimino Podcaster/Artist

Joe Dimino has been writing & creating in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri-Kansas City somewhere around 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 29 years+. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer & turned into a myriad of expressive avenues. Inventing poems, art, video & audio has always been in the proverbial cards.