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New York Mets Gary Sheffield hits a 2-run homer against the New York Yankees in the fifth inning at Yankee Stadium in New York City on June 12, 2009. (UPI Photo/John Angelillo
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Yankees' Judge hits 62nd homer to set AL record in Texas
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Homers carry Yankees over Mets - The Boston Globe
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Cardinals rally to beat skidding Mets
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Is this the year Gary Sheffield gets the Baseball HOF call? - Battery Power
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Sheffield hits 500th home run - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Other than Gary Sheffield, the Mets' lineup seems powerless – New York Daily News
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Bobby Parnell's career-high six shutout innings help the Mets blank the Giants at Citi Field – New York Daily News
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DeGrom pulled early, Mets bullpen finishes 6-3 win over Cubs
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MLB's 500 home run club
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Mets' Sheff hits historic homer
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BAL@FLA: Sheffield wins it with walk-off homer in 9th
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Mets Drop Another Ball and Another Game - The New York Times
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Rusty Staub, slugger who played 23 seasons, dies at 73