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Mets great Darryl Strawberry delivers his message of hope through his Strawberry Ministries

Before Darryl Strawberry became the toast of New York City and won a World Series, before the substance abuse and well before the Mets announced that they would retire his number 18 on Saturday at Citi Field, he was a kid in South Central Los Angeles. Strawberry grew up in a neighborhood in decline. The freeway system divided along traditional segregation lines, and the area felt the effects . ....

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