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Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jay Gibbons watches a fly ball go into right field during a spring training game against the New York Mets on Sunday, March 28, 2004 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Gibbons gladly surrendered his No. 25 jersey to Rafael Palmeiro this
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New York Mets' Kazuo Matsui, of Japan, at bat during the third inning against the Florida Marlins in their spring training game in Jupiter, Fla. Thursday, March 25, 2004. Matsui struck out
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Joey Lucchesi's Uber got in a fender-bender leaving CitiField on Tuesday. This finally completes the hire-car-accident trifecta started by Tom Glavine (2004) and Duaner Sanchez (2006). : r/NewYorkMets
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The Washington Nationals' first Spring Training game - Federal Baseball
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New York Mets Spring Training Complex through the years
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This Date in Mets History: November 28 — Casey Stengel's Successor Is Born - Amazin' Avenue
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New York Mets Spring Training Complex through the years
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2004 MLB Spring Training - Deseret News
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Mets young bats show incredible promise in our 2004 simulation
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