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Keith Hernandez emotional before Mets jersey retirement
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Keith Hernandez humbled, emotional as Mets jersey is retired
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Keith Hernandez on Mets jersey retirement, career, '86 team
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Keith Hernandez jokes he'll watch Sunday Night Baseball on mute
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Amazin' Mets Alumni Podcast: Keith Hernandez, New York Mets, podcasting
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Keith Hernandez on Mets jersey retirement, career, '86 team
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David Wright, Dwight Gooden, and more congratulate Keith Hernandez on Mets jersey retirement
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Honoring Keith Hernandez's No. 17 jersey retirement with 17 stories of the Mets lifer - The Athletic
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Keith Hernandez on Mets jersey retirement, career, '86 team
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It's great that the Mets are retiring Mike Piazza's number, but Gary Carter and Keith Hernandez deserve same honor – New York Daily News