Mets to Wear Uniform Patch Honoring Carter February 25, 2012, 7:23 pm The Mets will wear a patch on their uniforms this season in memory of Gary Carter, who died Feb. 16 of brain cancer at age 57. The Mets sent out an image of the patch on the team's Twitter account Saturday. It will feature Carter's nickname, Kid, and his No. Carter, who played five years with the Mets and helped them to the World Series championship in 1986, was remembered at a memorial service Friday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., attended by 1,137 people.