New York Mets manager Gil Hodges, spring training. News Photo

Gil Hodges, 50 years after his tragic death in West Palm Beach, is finally joining baseball's elite

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Hodges is so beloved, he is claimed by two communities

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New York Mets manager Gil Hodges comes to grip with baseball as he returned for spring training opening, Feb. 20, 1969 in St. Petersburg. Vice-president John Murphy smiles approval. Hodges suffered a

Gil Hodges, 50 years after his tragic death in West Palm Beach, is finally joining baseball's elite