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Mets slugger Cespedes draws all eyes and ears at spring camp

From the minute Yoenis Cespedes pulled into the players' parking lot at Tradition Field in his custom Ford F-250 on Sunday morning, he was the center of attention.

Be it 20 minutes of batting practice with hitting coach Kevin Long or a quick group interview, all eyes and ears followed the New York Mets slugger.

"He deserves it," manager Terry Collins said. "Those chants he heard late in the year? Had he been with our ballclub all year long, he certainly would have been talked about as an MVP."

"The job he did for us the last couple of months certainly got us over the top.