Billy Joel to sing national anthem at Game 3 of the World Series

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FILE - In this Wednesday, July 1, 2015, file photo, Billy Joel performs for a record 65th time at Madison Square Garden in New York. A spokesman for Joel tells Newsday that the "Piano Man" will lead Citi Field in the national anthem prior to Game 3 of the World Series baseball game, on Friday, Oct. 30, between the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals. (Photo by Robert Altman/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – There’s even more excitement in store for Game 3 of the World Series.

A spokesman for Billy Joel tells Newsday (http://nwsdy.li/1k9ibRX ) the “Piano Man” will lead Citi Field in the national anthem prior to the game Friday night between the Mets and the Kansas City Royals.

The Mets have a long history with Joel.

This season, they played Joel’s “Piano Man” as a sing-along in the middle of the 8th inning break and sometimes played “New York State of Mind” after a Citi Field win.

Last week, Joel sang “Meet the Mets” and gave score updates from the NLCS’s Game 4 during a concert at Madison Square Garden.

Joel also sang the anthem during Game 1 of the 2000 World Series between the Mets and Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

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