He’s still catering to his fans all these years later.
Mets legend Mookie Wilson shocked the crowd at the team’s home opener Thursday by serving up their lunch between innings, a moment he lauded as “full circle.”
The ’86 World Series hero celebrated the first outpost of his family’s Legacy Catering company, nestled in the upper promenade of Citi Field.
“I love baseball. I love this team. I’m just like any other fan right now: I live and die with this team. My whole day’s about this team. I have good days, not bad days. When they win, I’m happy. When they lose. I got to see a ball game,” Wilson told The Post.
“I don’t have to worry about winning and losing. I don’t have to worry about getting a guy out, making a foul. Now my concern is making sure that the food is good. It’s a little less pressure but it’s still the same thing!”
Wilson, 70, was slinging pulled pork sandwiches and mac and cheese just a few innings after catching the game’s first pitch, joining his brothers who were already manning the grill.
The Wilsons launched Legacy Catering back in 2022 and had served up their southern cooking at plenty of training season events and Mets block parties, but this year marks its first as a permanent staple in the stadium.
The opportunity felt kismet for Wilson, who coached the team from 1996 to 2002 and whose brothers John and Phil also played professional baseball.
“None of us play baseball anymore, but we all still cook,” Wilson said, adding that one day serving up meals at the ballpark was not something he ever envisioned.
“I never thought I’d play baseball in Shea Stadium! I played baseball because I loved the game and there’s nothing wrong with getting paid for something you love to do. And we cook because we love it. And it’s just the two things that we love come together now. This is full circle.”
Plus: “Retirement is overrated,” he added.
Legacy Catering is located in the Hudson Whiskey NY Club on the Promenade level, but has no signs above its station indicating it’s the legend’s business.
Wilson described the change from catering to the restaurant business as “scary” because the number of orders day-to-day is now unpredictable, but emphasized he was excited for the future.
“You can’t let fear dictate you,” Wilson said.
Fans swarmed the restaurant booth during the fifth inning, when Wilson stopped by to join his brothers, John, Daniel and Phillip.
“He’s one of the greatest Mets players of all time!” said Todd Silverstein of Lake Grove, who watched the 1986 World Series live.
Silverstein had no idea the restaurant belonged to Wilson, but said the star’s gravitational pull would bring him back.
“I just bought season tickets this year and we’ll be coming here every time I’m here. I’m going here just to see Mookie and support him. I gotta bring my son and my grandson!”
Vincent Milillo was one of the lucky few fans to be served food by Wilson himself.
“It’s pretty cool. He’s a legend,” said Milillo of Mahopac.
“I was 11 years old in 1986, so it was one of the most exciting events in my lifetime and he was a huge part of it.”
Matthew Gamsey and his son, Aron, called themselves lucky for the chance to meet Wilson.
“It’s always good to see a legend. I grew up watching him and he’s responsible for so, so many memories,” said Gamsey.