▁game , ▁beginning ▁a ▁career ▁that ▁would ▁last ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁and ▁ 8 0 7 ▁games ▁( 7 7 3 ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁the ▁starting ▁pitch er ), ▁after ▁being ▁called ▁up ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁from ▁its ▁farm ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁Class ▁A ▁Western ▁Carol inas ▁League , ▁the ▁Green ville ▁( SC ) ▁M ets . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁end ▁his ▁playing ▁career ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁days ▁later , ▁by ▁pitch ing ▁for ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁second - you ng est ▁major ▁league ▁player , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁at ▁age ▁ 4 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁oldest . ▁E lections ▁took ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁ 8 2 ▁member ▁National ▁Assembly ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Camb odia , ▁with ▁ 4 2 5 ▁candidates ▁running ▁for ▁office . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁future ▁leaders ▁elected ▁to ▁seats ▁were ▁future ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁Long ▁Bor et ▁and ▁Kh ieu ▁Sam phan , ▁and ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁Sim ▁Var ▁and ▁Y em ▁S amb aur . ▁ ▁Long time ▁Def ense ▁Minister ▁L on ▁N ol , ▁who ▁would ▁abol ish ▁the ▁mon archy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁declare ▁himself ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Kh mer ▁Republic , ▁became ▁the ▁ 2