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Bartolo Colon lauded by Mets after first homer
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Bartolo has done it!” — Baseball's Modern Folkore Legend is an Inspiration, by Ryan Berger
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4 years later: Looking back on Bartolo Colon's magical Mets home run
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This Week in SABR: June 2, 2023 – Society for American Baseball Research
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Stluciewest 3 11 2016 by Your Voice News & Views - Issuu
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5/7/16: Colon leads Mets past Padres
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Bartolo Colon hits first career home run with Mets - Newsday
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Ex-Mets star Matt Harvey returns to Citi Field
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New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon hits first homer at 42 years old - ESPN
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Ex-Mets star Matt Harvey returns to Citi Field
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Bartolo has done it!” — Baseball's Modern Folkore Legend is an Inspiration, by Ryan Berger
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Bartolo Colon lauded by Mets after first homer
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Let's look back at all the sights, sounds and pure joy of Bartolo's wonderful home run
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the joy of sox: G94: Red Sox 4, Rangers 2
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Bartolo Colon 2016 Highlights