Butch Huskey, former Met and last to wear No. 42, dies at 54

Butch Huskey, who played seven major league seasons and was one of the last players to wear No. 42 before it was permanently retired, has died. He was 54.

Huskey vowed he would wear No. 42 to honor Robinson if he ever played in the major leagues.

Butch Huskey, who played seven major league seasons and was one of the last players to wear No. 42 before it was permanently retired, has died. The New York Mets said Huskey died because of a blood clot in his lung. “We are saddened to learn about the passing of former Met Butch Huskey,” the Mets said in a statement on Friday.

Butch Huskey, who spent nearly a decade with the Mets as a minor leaguer and major leaguer playing four different positions, passed away at the age of 54 on Friday, the team announced. A source confirmed the cause of death to the Daily News as a blood clot in his lung. Huskey was known as one of the last players to wear No. 42. The league retired the number for Jackie Robinson in 1997, but a ...