New York Mets hitting coach Kevin Long (57) jokes with Darrell Ceciliani (1) and Eric Campbell (29) in the dugout prior to a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

 Ross D. Franklin

New York Mets hitting coachΒ Kevin Long, another ex-Wildcat baseball player, hosted the entire George Washington University softball team on the field at the Mets’ Citi Field on Friday. Long was teammates at Arizona withΒ John Tejcek, whose daughter,Β Riley, is an infielder at George Washington. John is now a financial advisor in Indianapolis.Β 

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