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Mets manager Showalter to miss game for medical procedure
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Davey Johnson turns 79 years old
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Former NY Mets manager Davey Johnson battling COVID-19
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David Stearns agrees to become Mets president of baseball
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Davey Johnson on managing today: I wouldn't have lasted a month
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Former NY Mets manager Davey Johnson battling COVID-19
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Al Jackson, Pitching Star of Woeful 1960s Mets, Is Dead at 83
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Davey Johnson – Society for American Baseball Research
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Old but more than old-school, Dusty Baker and Bruce Bochy are
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Ex-Yankees manager Buck Showalter's 1st win with Mets: turning