Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine, right, watches his team's practice as outfielder Benny Agbayani, a former New York Mets player, walks by before Game One in the Japan Series at Chiba

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Revisiting the 2000 Mets' pennant-clinching Game 5 victory over the Cardinals - Amazin' Avenue

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Benny Agbayani is a Mets cult hero

Baseball in Japan is about to begin. Here's the primer you need to get caught up - The Athletic

Studious Metsimus: The Most With The Least: Benny Agbayani (1999-2000)

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TOKYO, Japan - Japan Series champion Lotte Marines players celebrate their 3-1 victory over the China Stars in baseball's Asia Series in Tokyo on Nov. 12. (Kyodo Stock Photo - Alamy