Darryl Strawberry

==In media==
[[File:Darryl Strawberry 2008-09-28.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Strawberry at Shea Stadium in 2008]]
Strawberry appeared on the cover of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' seven times: five times by himself, once with [[Don Mattingly]], and once with [[Dwight Gooden]].

In 1988, he was featured heavily in the William Goldman and Mike Lupica book ''Wait Till Next Year'', which looked at life inside the Mets over a whole season (among other New York sports teams). It gives a frank account of both his importance to the team and his problematic behavior.

In 2004, the [[Rebecca Gilman]] play ''The Sweetest Swing in Baseball'' premiered at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in London. The lead character ‒ Dana, as portrayed by [[Gillian Anderson]] ‒ adopts the personality and speech of Darryl Strawberry in an attempt to pass herself off as schizophrenic. The title is a reference to Strawberry's playing skills.

Strawberry appeared, as himself, in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Homer at the Bat]]".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/02/the-simpsons-softball-episode-mlb-players-homer-at-the-bat-25th-anniversary-hall-of-fame-griffey-sax-canseco-facts |title=For the 25th anniversary of the Simpsons softball episode, 6 facts you didn't know |work=USA Today |author=Charles Curtis |date=February 22, 2017 |access-date=16 October 2018}}</ref> He was a featured pro on the second season of the physical [[reality game show]] ''[[Pros vs. Joes]]''. He currently does occasional commentary for baseball on [[SportsNet New York]].{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

In 2010, Strawberry appeared on NBC's ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. season 9)|The Apprentice]]'' with [[Sharon Osbourne]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Bret Michaels]], and others. At the end of the third episode, Strawberry was fired after he admitted he was the weakest contestant, was tired, and wanted to go home. [[Donald Trump]] sent him home. After Strawberry made a successful return in the season finale to assist Bret Michaels, the show made a donation of $25,000 to The Darryl Strawberry Foundation. Strawberry placed 12th.

On February 8, 2011, Strawberry appeared along with [[Clara Hughes]] and [[Stéphane Richer (ice hockey forward)|Stephane Richer]] on a Canadian documentary by [[Michael Landsberg]] to talk about his battle with depression.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ctv.ca/BellLetsTalk/Video.aspx#clip615574|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120718031659/http://www.ctv.ca/BellLetsTalk/video.aspx#clip615574|url-status= dead|archive-date= July 18, 2012|title= Video clip | work= Bell Let's Talk |publisher= Bell Media| via= CTV.ca| access-date= March 6, 2020}}</ref>

On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, Strawberry appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' to talk about his new book ''Don't Give Up on Me'', which sheds light on addiction and recovery.<ref>{{cite AV media| url= https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/guest/darryl-strawberry/db241b6a3a3ff04bf0bb5cd70f2b8625c4d88643 | work= [[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]| title= Guest Darryl Strawberry| date= November 15, 2017| via= NBC.com}}</ref>