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| 1980 | In the re-entry draft, Dave Winfield is selected by ten of the 26 teams, including the Mets, Yankees, and Braves, the front-running clubs hoping to land the San Diego superstar. The 29-year-old outfielder, who will ink a record $16 million ten-year free-agent deal with the Bronx Bombers, is limited to signing a contract with one of the teams that had chosen him, a provision which usually weakens a free agent's bargaining position. |
| 1984 |
Chicago second baseman Ryne Sandberg (.314, 19, 84) is overwhelmingly selected as the National League's Most Valuable Player, receiving 22 of the 24 first-place votes in the BBWAA balloting. The Gold Glove infielder known as Ryno becomes the first Cub to capture the award since the writers honored Ernie Banks in 1959.
(Ed. Note: Mets first baseman Keith Hernandez and Padres outfielder Tony Gwynn received the other first-place votes cast by the writers. - LP) |
| 2006 |
The Mets stage a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the construction of the 45,000-seat ballpark, which will replace Shea Stadium in 2009. The new $800-million Citi Field ballpark, named in association with Citigroup Inc., will be reminiscent of Ebbets Field, featuring a statue of Jackie Robinson in a rotunda named after the immortal Brooklyn Dodger infielder.
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| 2019 | The Baseball Writers' Association of America announces the NL's Cy Young Award recipient is Jacob deGrom, who received 29 of 30 first-place votes after finishing the campaign 11-8 with an ERA of 2.43 while leading the circuit with 255 strikeouts. The 31-year-old Mets' right-hander won the prestigious pitching prize last year, marking only the 11th time in baseball history that a hurler has coped the honor in back-to-back seasons. |
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