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Dominant Familia breaks Mets’ saves record
- Updated: September 1, 2016
NEW YORK — Terry Collins still thinks back to when Jenrry Mejia initially suffered an injury last season, later losing his job due to a PED suspension. The Mets’ manager recalls approaching Jeurys Familia to ask him, “Can you do this?”
“He said, ‘Yes,'” Collins recalled Wednesday, after Familia nailed down his 44th save in a 5-2 win over the Marlins, setting the Mets’ single-season franchise record. “He has been absolutely dominant at times and he has learned to take the tough times and slough them off — that’s part of baseball — and bounce back.”
Familia’s record-breaking save was not particularly notable outside of the fact that it happened quickly. Moments after Kelly Johnson gave the Mets a three-run lead with his go-ahead double in the eighth inning, Familia strutted to the mound. Three batters later, he strutted off it with two more groundouts and a strikeout to his name.
“I just want to thank God for giving me the ability and having me healthy …
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