Robin Ventura fine with the grand slam that wasn’t 25 years ago for the Mets in NLCS
Los Angeles Dodgers take batting practice before Game 4 of a baseball NL Championship Series against the New York Mets, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Frank Franklin II]
NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Ventura’s grand slam that wasn’t in the playoffs is more famous than the 18 he hit during the regular season that counted. Twenty-five years to the day after his grand slam-single in the 15th inning lifted the Mets over Atlanta in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series at Shea Stadium, Ventura was at Citi Field on Thursday to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before NLCS Game 4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now 57, the two-time All-Star threw the pitch to former Mets teammate Edgardo Alfonzo as fans cheered.
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Robin Ventura throws out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 4 of a baseball NL Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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