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Ed Glynn played in majors over decade with Mets, others

Brought up from AAA Tidewater the month before, Mets reliever Ed Glynn went on a run, saving four in 14 games, Newsday wrote . Five of those outings came in consecutive games, Newsday wrote . "This has been a real test for me," Glynn told Newsday that July. "I've never thrown that many days in a row." Glynn went on to see 46 total outings that year for the Mets. He saw the majors over 10 seasons with four different clubs. Glynn's career began in 1971, signed by the Tigers as an undrafted free agent out of Francis Lewis High School in Queens. Glynn started with the Tigers at rookie Bristol and single-A Lakeland in 1972. He made AA Montgomery in 1974, then AAA Evansville and Detroit in 1975. He saw three outings , one start with the Tigers in September 1975. He went 0-2, with a 4.30 ERA. He then returned for five outings, four starts in 1976. Glynn threw a seven-inning no-hitter in July 1976. He looked around and saw others, including Mark Fidrych, havin...

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