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| 1966 | The Mets name Wes Westrum as the team's second manager in the franchise's brief history, replacing the legendary Casey Stengel, who compiled a 175-404 (.302) record in his three-plus years with the expansion team. The team's pitching coach, who took over the club's reins after the 'Old Perfessor' had fractured his hip in July, doesn't fare much better but will keep the club out of the cellar next year in his only full season as the skipper of the team. |
| 1985 | Pitching phenoms 20-year-old Dwight Gooden (24-4, Mets), who garners all 24 first-place votes to become the writers' seventh unanimous choice, and 21-year-old Bret Saberhagen (20-6, Royals) win the Cy Young Award. The right-handers become the youngest players in their respective leagues to win the coveted pitching prize. |
| 2014 | The Mets announce the team is moving in sections of the Citi Field outfield wall, adjusting the distances from home plate to center and right field from three to 11 feet. According to New York's General Manager Sandy Alderson, the modifications refine previous changes made at the ballpark considered fair to pitchers and hitters. |
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