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First Responders Fire the First Pitch
Date: September 21, 2001
The Mets invited four first responders to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, simultaneously. After Robin Ventura, John Franco, Todd Zeile and Al Leiter caught the pitches, the Mets took the field to start what would become one of the most iconic games in baseball history.
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