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New York Mets signed free agent Jerry Morales on June 23, 1966.

Los Angeles Angels claimed Hansel Robles of the New York Mets on waivers on June 23, 2018.

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Wes Counts on Young Bud To Blossom Into Star SS
New York Daily News, March 1, 1967
As 1967 spring training gets underway, there's going to be a competition for the starting shortstop job. Veteran Roy McMillan is still in the mix, but manager Wes Westrum is touting young Bud Harrelson who, he says, could be another Maury Wills.
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