On a night filled with personal and team adversity in May 1996, Dwight “Doc” Gooden etched his name into Yankees history by tossing the franchise’s ninth no-hitter. Once a Mets phenom derailed by a suspension for drug and alcohol use that threatened his career, the Yankees took a chance and signed Gooden to a 1-year contract. With ace David Cone sidelined by a shoulder aneurysm and his father awaiting open-heart surgery, Gooden defied the odds and silenced the Mariners’ bats. It wasn’t just a no-hitter—it was a powerful moment of redemption on the Bronx mound..