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What 1969 Mets are up to now

NY Post | June 28, 2019

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This is part of a series honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Miracle Mets. Here’s a look at where they are now:

Gil Hodges
Manager

After managing two more seasons with the Mets after the magical 1969 run, Hodges died suddenly of a heart attack on Easter Sunday in 1972 at the age of 47. The Mets retired his No. 14 in 1973. Hodges still isn’t in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but he will be up for reconsideration in 2020 by the Golden Era Committee.

1. Jerry Grote
Catcher

Grote went on to play 11 more seasons in the majors, 8¹/u2082 of them with the Mets, before getting traded to the Dodgers in 1977.



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