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Mets welcome the young and the old
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Mets retire Willie Mays' No. 24
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Mets retire Willie Mays' No. 24 as Old-Timers' Day returns
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Mets retire Willie Mays' number in Old-Timers' Day surprise
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Bruce's Journal: The New York Mets Retire Willie Mays' #24
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Mets retire Willie Mays' number in Old-Timers' Day surprise
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Mets retire Willie Mays' #24 - Amazin' Avenue
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Mets retire Willie Mays' No. 24 as Old-Timers' Day returns
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Mets retire Willie Mays' No. 24 during Old Timers' Day ceremony