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Abbey Mastracco

Bud Harrelson’s family, teammates working to make sure nobody forgets about beloved former Met

NEW YORK — It was something so normal: Just two former teammates playing catch.

The ball hitting the glove, the grass under their feet and the adoration of the crowd.

Two members of the 1969 World Series-winning Mets team playing catch on the front lawn of a home on Long Island. Fans, neighbors and everyone in between wanted to come outside and see Bud Harrelson and Art Shamsky having a catch. They honked their horns, they clapped and they cheered.

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