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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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Ex-Met Coach Dies
Newsday, December 15, 1992
Obituary for Rube Walker, the longtime Mets pitching coach who served under managers from Gil Hodges to Joe Torre, and tutored young pitchers like Seaver, Koosman, Ryan, Gentry, Matlack, and McGraw.
Tags: Rube Walker.


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Born: September 29, 1992
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1992 Game Results
06/22 Mets 8, Cubs 2 Fernandez (W, 6-7)
06/23 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Schourek (W, 1-3)
06/24 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Gooden (W, 5-6)
06/25 Cubs 9, Mets 2 Young (L, 2-7)
06/29 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 5-7)
06/30 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Young (L, 2-8)
07/01 Mets 6, Cubs 4 Guetterman (W, 1-0)
08/01 Mets 3, Cubs 0 Schourek (W, 3-4)
08/01 Cubs 6, Mets 1 Whitehurst (L, 1-6)
08/02 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Cone (W, 13-4)
08/06 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Whitehurst (L, 1-7)
08/07 Cubs 9, Mets 1 Cone (L, 13-5)
08/08 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Guetterman (L, 2-1)
08/09 Cubs 6, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 9-9)
09/14 Mets 10, Cubs 8 Innis (W, 6-8)
09/15 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Dewey (W, 1-0)
09/21 Cubs 10, Mets 1 Hillman (L, 2-1)
09/22 Mets 8, Cubs 7 Guetterman (W, 3-4)
1992 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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