FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com JANUARY 2, 2014 • THE COURIER SUN 13 s year in photos juLY FIRST-EVER MLB ALL-STAR GAME AT CITI FIELD The Mets hosted the fi rst-ever MLB All-Star game at Citi Field on July 16. Mets third baseman and captain David Wright started for the National League and phenom pitcher Matt Harvey was the starting pitcher in his fi rst appearance at the Mid-summer Classic. The last time the Mets hosted the All-Star game was in 1964, the fi rst season for Shea Stadium. Ron Hunt was the only Mets player to start that game. Retired fi refi ghter rescues toddler on Independence Day Day Retired fi refi ghter John Manzione saved a toddler from drowning in Maspeth, prevent- preventing an Independence Day tragedy. Manzione, a Maspeth native, sprang into action after hearing screams for help from neighbors. He found the two-year-old boy motionless and initiated CPR until EMS services arrived and put the child on an oxygen machine to help him breath. THE COURIER/Photo by Liam La Guerre THE COURIER/File photo Photo courtesy of The Mets COMPILED BY COURIER STAFF
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