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Steven Matz is already getting to know Brodie Van Wagenen

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Steven Matz bowls during his Tru32 Strikes charity event Thursday in Midtown.

First impressions mean everything in the close-knit world of baseball, and new Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen is off to a flying start.

“I think it’s an exciting time for the Mets,’’ lefty Steven Matz said Thursday night at his Tru32 charity bowling event at Bowlmor Lanes in Times Square. “Brodie did reach out to me already, which is really cool just to get to know him, and he kind of said, ‘If you need anything just give me a call.