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| 1973 | Tom Seaver wins the National League Cy Young Award, outdistancing closer Mike Marshall, who posted a league-leading 31 saves for the Expos. The selection of the Mets' right-hander, who finished the season 19-10 and led the circuit in ERA (2.08), strikeouts (251), and complete games (18), marks the first time the honor has gone to a hurler with fewer than 20 victories. |
| 2008 | The Mets quickly exercise their $12 million option on Carlos Delgado. After a well-publicized slow start, which strained the relationship with his then-manager Willie Randolph, the 36-year-old first baseman batted .313, blasted 24 homers, and drove in 70 runs during the last three months of the season playing for new skipper Jerry Manuel. |
| 2011 | The Mets announce on their Twitter page that the team plans to move the left- and right-field fences at Citi Field closer to home plate by as much as 12 feet and lower the home-run line to eight feet. The Amazins, who have hit the fewest home runs at home of any major league team since moving into their new ballpark in 2009, will see the number of round-trippers dramatically increase when the new dimensions result in 21 additional homers for the team and 24 more for opponents |
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