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Trading Lee Mazzilli
New York Mets

Trading Lee Mazzilli

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyApril 4, 2025

On April 1, 1982, the New York Mets traded Lee Mazzilli to the Texas Rangers for two pitching prospects. For fans like me, who were …

Miracles, Music & Mr. Met: More Than Just A Team
New York Mets

Miracles, Music & Mr. Met: More Than Just A Team

Jerry Milaniby Jerry MilaniDecember 3, 2020December 3, 2020

In the now nearly six decades since they first stepped on the field at the old Polo Grounds, the Mets have had a unique place …

Major Leagues / New York Mets

Beltran To Switch Coasts

Drew Sarverby Drew SarverJuly 27, 2011

It was just a matter of time before the New York Mets dealt centerfielder Carlos Beltran.

New York Mets / Top Story

How Long Will Mets Fans Wait?

Charles M. Hollonby Charles M. HollonJanuary 10, 2011January 10, 20116

Are Mets fans willing to give Sandy Alderson as much leeway as they gave Frank Cashen?

New York Mets / Top Story

The Return Of Carlos Beltran

Jesse Paguagaby Jesse PaguagaJuly 14, 2010July 14, 20102

With the return of Carlos Beltran slated for the Mets’ upcoming game on Thursday, the New York lineup will have a very different look come …

New York Mets

Getting Caught Up With Lori Martini

Jay Ferraroby Jay FerraroMarch 30, 2010

It seems to me that baseball and movies just go together. Maybe it’s the great underdog story that the sport so often provides and that …

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