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New York Mets hitting coach Dave Hudgens wore this white New York Mets home jersey on June 1st, 2012, during Johan Santana’s historic no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals. Santana threw 134 pitches in this game, striking out eight Cardinals as he threw the first and to-date only no-no in Mets franchise history. This button-down New York jersey has “Mets” and Hudgens’ number “51” sewn across the chest in blue and orange tackle twill. “HUDGENS” and a second “51” are sewn on the back of the jersey in blue and orange tackle twill. A Mets 50th Anniversary patch is sewn on the left sleeve and a Gary Carter “Kid 8” memorial patch is sewn on the right. A Majestic size “48” tag is applied to the front left tail below a “51 48 ’12 S1” swatch. Johan Santana has signed the back of this jersey in blue marker, inscribing “Mets 1st No Hitter 6/1/12” below his signature. This jersey comes with a MLB Authenticated hologram (EK 048206).