ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 12: Manager John Gibbons #5 of the Toronto Blue Jays whistles from the dugout during the second inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on June 12, 2018 at Tropicana ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 12: Manager John Gibbons #5 of the Toronto Blue Jays whistles from the dugout during the second inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on June 12, 2018 at Tropicana ...

John Gibbons still remembers the first time he witnessed Dwight Gooden make a statement. Back in the early 1980s, when Gibbons and other minor league Mets were staying at the Edgewater Beach Hotel ...

Gibbons is best known for his two stints as the manager of the Blue Jays. He managed Toronto from 2004-2008 and again from 2013-2018. He led the Jays to consecutive ALCS appearances in 2015 and 2016.

Gibbons led the Blue Jays for parts of 11 seasons in two separate stints, the first from 2004-08 and again from 2013-18. Former Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is expected to be the Mets’ new ...