Assisted Living Residents Get Special Virtual Visit From '69 Miracle Met

Residents at the Sunrise Dix Hills Assisted Living community in New York this week enjoyed a virtual one-on-one visit with Ron Swoboda from the 1969 "Miracle Mets" World Series Championship team, reports WABC-TV . "A lot of our residents are fans of the 1969 Mets. This is their wheelhouse — they know Swoboda, the famous catch — so they're very excited," said Sunrise Dix Hills Executive Director Denise Rinaldi. The Mets launched a community outreach initiative in 2019, sending former players to visit nursing communities. Staff at Dix Hills contacted the team two weeks ago to contribute souvenirs for a baseball-themed week, which led to the recent Zoom visit. "We're trying to do it in accordance with Opening Day, which is in two short weeks, and this past week was baseball week. So we're trying to tie it all in here and bring some normalcy to our residents here," said Dix Hills' Anthony Pollio.