Ronald Maurice Darling Jr. is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports color commentator.
He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1983 to 1995, most notably as a member of the New York Mets team that won the 1986 World Series.
Darling was a 1985 National League All-Star and won the 1989 Gold Glove Award for National League pitchers. He ranks fourth in Mets team history in wins (99) and is also in the top 10 in complete games, innings, strikeouts, and shutouts.
During the 1986 World Series, Darling allowed just three earned runs in 17+2⁄3 innings and won Game 4 in Boston to even the series. In 2020, Darling was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame.
Ron Darling Children: Meet Tyler Darling & Jordan Darling
Ron was married to Irish Wilhelmina model Antoinette O’Reilly, with whom he had two children, Tyler Darling and Jordan Darling.
Although Tyler Darling and Jordan Darling are celebrity children, their details are not known.