24 Facts About David Cone

1.

David Cone was a member of five World Series championship teams — 1992 with the Toronto Blue Jays and 1996,1998,1999 and 2000 with the New York Yankees.

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2.

David Cone was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Joan and Edwin David Cone.

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3.

David Cone attended Rockhurst High School, a Jesuit school, where he played quarterback on the football team, leading them to the district championship.

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4.

David Cone was a point guard on the basketball team.

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5.

David Cone was recruited to play college football and baseball.

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6.

The Mets persuaded David Cone to stop writing the column, and he came back with a scoreless ninth inning in a Game 3 Mets win and a complete-game victory in Game 6; however, series MVP and 1988 Cy Young Award winner Orel Hershiser came back in game seven with the complete game shutout to lead the Dodgers to the 1988 World Series against the Oakland Athletics.

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David Cone spent over five seasons in his first stint with the New York Mets, most of the time serving as the team's co-ace alongside Dwight Gooden while leading the National League in strikeouts in 1990 and 1991.

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8.

In 1991, David Cone switched from uniform number 44 to 17 in honor of former teammate Keith Hernandez.

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9.

David Cone headed to the postseason for the second time in his career as the Blue Jays won the American League East.

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10.

David Cone returned to his hometown Kansas City Royals as a free agent for the 1993 season.

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11.

David Cone was a Major League Baseball Players Association representative in negotiations with Major League Baseball in events that surrounded the 1994 baseball strike.

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12.

David Cone won the 1998 American League Division Series clinching game against the Rangers, the 1998 American League Championship Series clinching game against the Indians, and Game Three of the 1998 World Series against the San Diego Padres.

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13.

David Cone re-signed with the Yankees for the 1999 season for $8 million.

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14.

David Cone recognized after the 2000 season that his tenure with the Yankees was over.

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15.

David Cone sat out the 2002 season, but attempted a comeback with the Mets in 2003.

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16.

In 2008, David Cone rejoined the YES Network as an analyst and host of Yankees on Deck.

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17.

David Cone was replaced by former Yankees first baseman Tino Martinez.

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18.

David Cone is currently the Yankees' lead color commentator, alongside former teammate Paul O'Neill.

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19.

In 2022, David Cone was announced to be part of the Sunday Night Baseball broadcast team on ESPN along with Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, and Buster Olney.

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20.

On July 17,2009, David Cone testified as a witness before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Supreme Court nomination hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

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21.

David Cone read a prepared statement in support of Sotomayor's nomination which chronicled Major League Baseball's labor dispute of 1994 and the impact of the judge's decision which forced the disputants back to the bargaining table.

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22.

David Cone said he had cursed them out for harassing the wife of teammate Sid Fernandez, but never threatened them.

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23.

David Cone married Lynn DiGioia, an interior designer, on November 12,1994.

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24.

David Cone's partner is real estate broker and investor Taja Abitbol.

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