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New York Mets Hall-of-Famer Cleon Jones sets book signing at Mobile Regional Airport

By Pat O'Donnell,

13 hours ago

MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG ) — Mobile Sports Hall of Famer Cleon Jones will sign copies of his book “Coming Home: My Amazin’ Life with the New York Mets” at the Mobile Regional Airport on Thursday.

The event, hosted by travel retailer Hudson, will take place at the airport from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2GDK4g_0vC1kTKV00 — Cleon Jones, N.Y. Mets outfielder, May 1967. (Getty Images)

Jones, who was inducted into the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, won a World Series in 1969 with the “Miracle Mets.” His 13-year Major League Baseball career also landed him in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and the New York Mets Hall of Fame.

He now works with the Last Out Community Foundation to refurbish and build affordable homes, combat blight and provide positive youth programs in Africatown.

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