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Seattle Mariners signed Mackey Sasser of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent Todd Pratt on December 23, 1996.

New York Mets signed free agent Craig Paquette of the Kansas City Royals on December 23, 1997.

New York Mets traded Roger Cedeno, Octavio Dotel and Kyle Kessel to the Houston Astros for Derek Bell and Mike Hampton on December 23, 1999.

Texas Rangers signed Michael Bacsik of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Padilla on December 23, 2004.

Washington Nationals signed Gustavo Molina of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Omir Santos of the Baltimore Orioles on December 23, 2008.

Milwaukee Brewers claimed Kirk Nieuwenhuis of the New York Mets on waivers on December 23, 2015.

New York Mets signed free agent Alejandro De Aza of the San Francisco Giants on December 23, 2015.

Washington Nationals signed Scott Copeland of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 2018.

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Drafty Start: 'Chil', Frost
Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), June 8, 1966
The Mets chose catcher Steve Chilcott as the number one draft pick in the nation in 1966, famously bypassing Reggie Jackson, who went second to the Kansas City A's.
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Bob Johnson
Born: March 4, 1936
at Omaha, Neb.
Died: November 9, 2019 at St. Paul, Minn.
Johnson
Years with Mets: 1967

90 games. 5 hr, 27 rbi, 0.348
26 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
2011 Game Results
04/16 Braves 4, Mets 2 Carrasco (L, 0-1)
04/16 Braves 4, Mets 0 Pelfrey (L, 0-2)
04/17 Mets 3, Braves 2 Gee (W, 1-0)
06/03 Braves 6, Mets 3 Rodriguez (L, 1-2)
06/04 Mets 5, Braves 0 Gee (W, 6-0)
06/05 Mets 6, Braves 4 Dickey (W, 3-6)
06/14 Mets 4, Braves 3 Niese (W, 6-5)
06/15 Mets 4, Braves 0 Parnell (W, 1-1)
06/16 Braves 9, Mets 8 Carrasco (L, 0-2)
08/05 Braves 4, Mets 1 Dickey (L, 5-10)
08/06 Mets 11, Braves 7 Niese (W, 11-8)
08/07 Braves 6, Mets 5 Parnell (L, 3-4)
08/26 Mets 6, Braves 0 Capuano (W, 10-11)
09/08 Braves 6, Mets 5 Schwinden (L, 0-1)
09/08 Braves 5, Mets 1 Gee (L, 12-6)
09/16 Mets 12, Braves 2 Capuano (W, 11-12)
09/17 Braves 1, Mets 0 Dickey (L, 8-13)
09/18 Mets 7, Braves 5 Byrdak (W, 2-0)
2011 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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