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How the Mets Solved the Mystery of Flushing With a Shift in Offensive Philosophy

This is the story of how the New York Mets solved The Mystery of Flushing.

It is the story of how they hired a 59-year-old hitting coach who, like many his age, had just been fired in favor of a younger, technology-savvy coach; how they decreased their launch angle more than any other team in baseball; and how they actually tried (and succeeded) to beat the shift.

It is the story of how the Mets defied modern conventions to improve their batting average on balls in play at home by 25 points and to build their best team at home in almost two decades.