Soon, any Mets fan will be able to recreate the legendary Bobby Valentine disguise in Queens.
The Mets announced Thursday as part of their promotional schedule that May 29 will be Bobby Valentine Disguise Night at Citi Field, a nod to when the former manager was ejected from a game during the 1999 season and slyly returned to the dugout wearing a fake mustache and glasses.
The first 15,000 fans will receive a set of glasses and mustaches similar to what Valentine wore.
“I love it!” Valentine said in a text to The Associated Press about the upcoming promotion. “I’ll be there.
“Can’t wait.”
Valentine managed the Mets from 1996-2002, holding a 536-467 record, the team to a World Series appearance in 2000.
The dugout disguise is perhaps one of the skipper’s most memorable moments in Queens, with Valentine even playing into the schtick multiple times in recent years.
During the Mets’ Old-Timers’ Day in 2022, Valentine, 75, was wearing a fake mustache while being introduced.
During a 2024 game against the Angels, Valentine did a mid-game interview in Los Angeles’ booth while donning the disguise.
Valentine was tossed from a game against the Blue Jays on June 9, 1999, in the 12th inning, but returned to the dugout wearing the disguise until the Mets finally got the win after 14 innings.
He was then suspended for two games and issued a $5,000 fine.
The promotion comes as Valentine is expected to be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame during the 2026 season, alongside former players Carlos Beltran and Lee Mazzilli.
Valentine spoke to The Post in December about his induction, saying the ceremony is going to be special.
“When I was a manager, I was all-in, so there might’ve been a day or two where I thought that I would always be considered a Met because there was nothing else that I was thinking of in my life,” Valentine told The Post’s Mike Puma of his Mets legacy. “I wore the blue and orange, but then we separated for a while.
“So I didn’t know if there would be a continuance, and May 30 will be as special a day as I’ve ever had.”
Valentine also admitted that even he believes his getup is what he is most remembered for during his Mets tenure.
“As crazy as our world is, I think the thing [fans] think about the most is I wore a fake mustache and went back in the dugout after I got ejected,” he added.
“That’s the thing that’s allowed me to be generational and allowed me to have someone who’s 12 years old recognize the name and face that was disguised.”