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Ron Hunt, the first Mets player to start an All-Star Game, is in hospice in St. Louis while suffering from multiple illnesses.<\/p>\n

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Longtime Mets vice president of media relations Jay Horwitz shared the news Saturday, asking fans to keep the 85-year-old Hunt in their thoughts.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo one played the game harder than Ron Hunt, our first All-Star,\u201d Horwitz wrote on Medium. \u201cHe would do anything to help win a game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunt played four seasons for the Mets from 1963-66 and became the first player in team history to start an All-Star Game when he took the field at second base for the National League in the 1964 Midsummer Classic at Shea Stadium.<\/p>\n

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That season, Hunt hit .303 while receiving some down-ballot NL MVP votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A year earlier, Hunt finished second in the NL Rookie of the Year race behind Pete Rose.<\/p>\n

In 1966, his final season in a Mets uniform, Hunt made his second All-Star team.<\/p>\n

He went on to play eight more big league seasons with the Mets, Dodgers, Giants, Expos and Cardinals, finishing his career with 1,429 hits and a reputation as one of the toughest players of his era.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hunt was hit by a pitch 243 times, which is still the sixth-most in MLB history.<\/p>\n

Horwitz, who currently runs the organization\u2019s alumni relations, said he had the \u201chonor and privilege\u201d of meeting Hunt and his family during a visit to Citi Field a few years ago. He treasured their later phone calls.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLoved hearing his stories about Casey Stengel,\u201d Horwitz wrote. \u201cSo please think of Ron today. He needs our support.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In 2018, it was revealed that Hunt was dealing with Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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