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Steve Cohen explains why Mets retired Willie Mays' No. 24
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Gooden's No. 16 and Strawberry's No. 18 to be retired by Mets next season
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Old-Timers' Day - Wikipedia
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Ex-Mets star Pedro Martinez wants Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer to win it all: 'Do it for me.
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Mets to retire Gooden's No. 16 and Strawberry's No. 18 next season – Trentonian
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Willie Mays' No. 24, already retired by Giants, now retired by Mets
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Mets retire Willie Mays' No. 24 as Old-Timers' Day returns
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Mets Old Timers' Day: Alumni lauding Steve Cohen's efforts to celebrate team's history
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Willie Mays' Number 24 Retired At Citi Field - Back Sports Page
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Mets Old Timers' Day: Martinez, Bartolo, And More – Latino Sports
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TSN Archives: Willie Mays is still having fun (July 25, 1970, issue)