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Marion Mets who became MLB All-Stars (opens the original)
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Marion Mets Newsletter – Issue 37Major League Baseball’s 96th All-Star Game is tonight (Tuesday, July 14, 2026) in Philadelphia, so what better time to look back at past MLB all-stars who started their pro baseball careers for the Marion Mets?Four such players did just that, one of them receiving numerous All-Star selections. You know the player, right? Yep, Nolan Ryan. He was chosen eight times, but pitched in only five All-Star Games. (More about that later.)I’ll buy you a Mountain Dew i
OTD: July 11, 1967 - Walk this way... to victory (opens the original)
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Marion Mets Newsletter – Issue 36On this date, July 11, in 1966, the Marion Mets capitalized on timely hitting from a couple of its brightest stars – and future big leaguers – as well as wild pitching and sloppy defense by their opponents in a madcap contest in Covington, Virginia.Covington Red Sox slugger Ed Mello opened the game’s scoring in the bottom of the first inning by hitting the first pitch he saw from Marion hurler Mike Lambert for a solo home run.Red Sox 1Mets 0The Mets answered in t
OTD 1967 - Marion Mets slam two homers, make quick work of Pirates (opens the original)
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Marion Mets Newsletter – Issue 35Let’s try something different here on the Marion Mets Substack. (Yeah, I know you haven’t heard from me in a while. How have ya been?)I’m thinking about writing a semi-regular group of (brief) stories that look back On This Date in the team’s history. We’ll start with a doubleheader the Mets played against Appalachian League foe Salem (Va.) on July 9, 1967. As you’ll read below, the Mets’ offense showed up to the ballpark with plenty of firepower
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