Name: Former Mets OF Cleon Jones on Jackie Robinson, Africatown | Black History Month
Uploaded: 2022-02-21T10:31-05:00
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Description: In honor of Black History Month, New York Met great Cleon Jones, who caught the last out of the 1969 World Series, shares his incredible story: from his friendship with Jackie Robinson as a player to his life-long mission to help save his hometown of Africatown, Alabama, one of the most historic towns in the U.S. due to its ties to slavery.

Mets

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza agreed this year's team has the same vibe as the 2024 group, coming through with another resilient win over Toronto on Saturday night. He called Francisco Lindor a "big game player' after delivering the game-winning run in the ninth, The Mets bullpen continues to excel and Mendoza believes there's a trust amongst the players in each other that no obstacle is too big to overcome.

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Making his first Double-A start for Binghamton, Jack Wenninger made it look easy striking out seven batters over five innings of work in the Rumble Ponies' 3-1 win. Wenninger is listed on Joe DeMayo's Top 30 Mets Prospects list and could develop into an effective swing man in the future.

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Francisco Lindor hit the ground running in the Mets home opener literally, legging out a first inning double and scoring on Pete Alonso's two-run homer. Lindor thought the atmosphere was "fantastic."  He called timeout at one point because he wanted to hear the fans. 

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Mets starter Tylor Megill called Opening Day at Citi Field "electric," and thanked the fans for getting the entire stadium amped up. Brandon Nimmo thoroughly enjoyed the win as well, delivering an RBI double in the sixth inning after Pete Alonso was walked intentionally in front of him. He also talked about the impact both Alonso and Juan Soto have already had just a week into the season.

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Pete Alonso talked to SNY’s Steve Gelbs on the field after the Mets won their home opener over the Blue Jays behind another big home run from the Polar Bear.  Alonso thanked the Citi Field crowd for their strong support, and acknowledged his happiness to be back with the Mets in 2025. 

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Yankees

The Yankees launched three more home runs, scoring nine times but then had to hold off a late Arizona charge to win 9-7. Trent Grisham and Jazz Chisholm, who each homered themselves, were still in awe of Aaron Judge's three-hit, four-RBI performance including his fifth homer of the young season. Judge chose to credit his teammates for taking quality at-bats and making big pitches in avoiding a sweep.

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Yankees manager Aaron Boone called it a "raucous situation," watching his team launch four homers in the first inning, going on to set a new franchise record with nine on the day. Boone was not pleased with the Yankees defensively but on a historic offensive day in which they scored 20 runs, that took a back seat.

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Jets

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Giants

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Knicks

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In honor of Black History Month, New York Met great Cleon Jones, who caught the last out of the 1969 World Series, shares his incredible story: from his friendship with Jackie Robinson as a player to his life-long mission to help save his hometown of Africatown, Alabama, one of the most historic towns in the U.S. due to its ties to slavery.

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