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New York Mets traded Al Yates to the Boston Red Sox for Dennis Bennett on June 24, 1967.

New York Mets traded Eduardo Escobar to the Los Angeles Angels for Landon Marceaux and Coleman Crow on June 24, 2023.

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Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


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Les Rohr
Born: March 5, 1946
at Lowestoft, England
Died: November 6, 2020 at Billings, Mont.
Rohr
Years with Mets: 1967 - 1969

6 games. 2 - 3, 3.70
20 strikeouts, 0 saves


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