How a ball game became a historic milestone: The 2001 Mets recall taking the field after 9/11
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NEW YORK — Twenty-five years later, the moment still seems surreal to the Mets who witnessed it. It was Sept. 21, 2001 — 10 days after the deadliest act of terrorism in United States history — and heartbreak, anger and fear continued to engulf the country. Debates had raged over whether it was too soon to resume MLB games, particularly in New York, where the Mets’ Shea Stadium sat merely 12 ...
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