NEW YORK (AP) — In the latest embarrassment for the New York Mets, the team has publicly apologized to two living members of its 1969 World Series championship team who were included in a video montage of dead players during the 50th anniversary celebration.

With a message that filled up one Citi Field scoreboard about 15 minutes before Sunday night’s game against Atlanta, the Mets expressed deep regret to Jim Gosger and Jesse Hudson for displaying their names and images in error during the “We Remember” segment of Saturday’s ceremony.

The club says it has spoken with both former players to apologize and wants to thank them along with their families and friends for their “gracefulness and understanding.”

The 76-year-old Gosger had 16 plate appearances for the 1969 Mets and returned to the team from 1973-74. Hudson, 70, pitched two innings for the ‘69 club in his only major league game.

Perhaps another apology will follow. On the scoreboard Sunday, the Mets misspelled Hudson’s first name as “Jessie.”

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The New York Mets apologize for a gaffe in including the names and photos of Jim Gosger and Jessie Hudson, two members of the 1969 Mets who were memorialized in a Saturday ceremony honoring the World Series-winning team, before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 30, 2019, in New York. Both Gosger and Hudson are still alive. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

https://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2019/07/web1_123122075-a825486cb61144bf95fe31c54638570a.jpgThe New York Mets apologize for a gaffe in including the names and photos of Jim Gosger and Jessie Hudson, two members of the 1969 Mets who were memorialized in a Saturday ceremony honoring the World Series-winning team, before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 30, 2019, in New York. Both Gosger and Hudson are still alive. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

A message is displayed on the Citi Field scoreboard before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves in New York, Sunday, June 30, 2019. The message expressed the Mets’ deep regret to Jim Gosger and Jesse Hudson for displaying their names and images in error during the "We Remember" segment of Saturday’s ceremony commemorating the team’s 1969 World Series championship. Both former players are still alive. (AP Photo/Mike Fitzpatrick).

https://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2019/07/web1_123122075-479b81fb13c946fe88ebc78d8f8978e7.jpgA message is displayed on the Citi Field scoreboard before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves in New York, Sunday, June 30, 2019. The message expressed the Mets’ deep regret to Jim Gosger and Jesse Hudson for displaying their names and images in error during the "We Remember" segment of Saturday’s ceremony commemorating the team’s 1969 World Series championship. Both former players are still alive. (AP Photo/Mike Fitzpatrick).

The 1969 mets leave the field after a pre-game ceremony to honor them before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Saturday, June 29, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

https://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2019/07/web1_123122075-6e8bb941daa04e49879f6237c6e05278.jpgThe 1969 mets leave the field after a pre-game ceremony to honor them before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Saturday, June 29, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)