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Jose: Bunt hit, out of game, batting title

Originally published: September 28, 2011 11:56 PM
Updated: September 29, 2011 12:17 AM
By DAVID LENNON david.lennon@newsday.com

Photo credit: AP | New York Mets' Jose Reyes reacts after bunting for a single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds. Reyes, the NL batting leader, was lifted for a pinch-runner after his first at-bat in the Mets' final game of the season. (Sept. 28, 2011)

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This was Jose Reyes' decision. After years of personal heartache, the frustrating buildup of injury-plagued seasons, Reyes stood on the brink of a batting title Wednesday morning and explained to Terry Collins what he wanted to happen.

"If I go 1-for-1, take me out of the game," Reyes told him.

The strategy was unpopular, but successful. Reyes' first-inning bunt upped his average to...

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