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Gary Carter Mets Hall of Fame Plaque
Gary “Kid” Carter came to the Mets in 1985 after 11 successful seasons with their divisional opponent, the Montreal Expos. To a team that had already been improving steadily, Carter proved to be the f ...
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Glendon Rusch 9/11 Memorial Jersey
Glendon Rusch took the mound as a Met from 1999 to 2001. He was second-best on the team for strikeouts in 2001, the same season the Mets first wore memorial jerseys following the September 11, 2001, t ...
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Honoring the Fallen on the Field
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Al Leiter and the Mets were committed to raising the spirits New Yorkers — and all Americans — by playing great baseball. Leiter certainly answered the call with ...
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Honoring the NL Champs: 2001 Mets Yearbook
The 2001 yearbook commemorated the pennant-winning Mets of the previous season. The 2000 team won over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS for the fourth pennant in franchise history. The Mets ultimat ...
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Joe McEwing Helps the Relief Efforts
Like the rest of the Mets organization, Joe McEwing jumped at the chance to help the 9/11 relief efforts. Mets players carried seemingly countless boxes from Shea Stadium to trucks that would carry su ...
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John Franco Pitches for His Hometown
It was fitting that New York City-native John Franco manned the bump on this night. After the terrorist attacks, Franco poured out emotional support for New York City, first responders and the Mets or ...
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Leiter Supports First Responders
In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Al Leiter and the rest of the Mets wore ballcaps with logos of New York’s first responders, including those of the Port Authority of New York and New Je ...
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Lenny Harris Signed 9/11 Memorial Jersey
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, the Mets wore memorial jerseys such as this one signed by Lenny Harris. Shea Stadium had played a critical role in the relief efforts, serving as a sta ...
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Lining Up to Salute NYC and USA
Just prior to the start of the pre-game ceremonies on September 21, 2001, the Mets and the Atlanta Braves took their linear positions along the first and third base foul lines, respectively. The Mets ...
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Liza Crooning With Jay Payton
Liza Minnelli’s “New York, New York” during the seventh-inning stretch brought the 41,000 flag-waving fans in attendance to their feet. The first responders behind Minnelli even improvised a somewhat ...