Bartolo Colón was honored by the Mets on Sunday when he announced his retirement after 21 big league seasons.
, and, of course, his home run was going to be celebrated.
Colón went 247-188 with a 4.12 ERA and 2,535 strikeouts in 3,461 innings. A four-time All-Star, he started his big league career with Cleveland in 1997 and won the 2005 AL Cy Young Award with theHe pitched for 11 big league teams but is repeatedly reminded of his batting feat. On May 7, 2006, Colón homered off the' James Shields, becoming -- at 42 years, 349 days -- the oldest player to hit his first major league homer.
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