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Mets retire Willie Mays’ No. 24 as Old-Timers’ Day returns

Former New York Mets pitcher John Franco takes a photo with his phone before throwing the first pitch during an Old-Timers' game before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Mets, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine waves as he is introduced during an Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine reacts as he is introduced during an Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez throws during an Old-Timers' game before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former New York Mets' Pedro Martinez reacts as he is introduced during an Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza drops a foul ball during an Old-Timers' game before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Mets, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden throws during an Old-Timers' game before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former New York Mets player Dwight Gooden waves as he is introduced during an Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Mets, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former New York Mets' Mike Piazza waves as he is introduced during an Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former New York Mets' Darryl Strawberry waves as he is introduced during an Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) The son of former New York Mets player Willie Mays, Michael Mays, left, talks with former Mets' player Felix Milan (17), Jon Matlack (32), Ed Kranepool, second from right, and Cleon Jones, right, after the team retired No. 24 in honor of Willie Mays during an Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Mets, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Mets retire Willie Mays’ No. 24 as Old-Timers’ Day returns