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To say that injuries derailed the 2017 Mets would be an understatement. So numerous and so serious were the ailments that befell the team that they would crush preseason optimism into a 70-92, fourth-place finish, cost the manager and the head trainer their jobs and prompt a major revision in the team’s medical practices. The optimism? Start with Yoenis Cespedes, the biggest bat in the lineup, signing a four-year, $110 million contract. Second baseman Neil Walk

A return of an ace and a first baseman, a Cy Young Award winning season, a first time historical milestone and changes, both on the field and for the field itself, along with an all too familiar second half collapse defined the 2012 season for the Mets. After missing the entire 2011 season due to anterior capsule surgery, former Cy Young award winner Johan Santana made a remarkable return. Santana was not only the starting pitcher on opening day, he authored the first no-hitt