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New York Mets selected Duffy Dyer in seventh round of free agent draft on July 2, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent Fernando Martinez of the New York Yankees on July 2, 2005.

New York Mets signed free agent Andy Green on July 2, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Amed Rosario on July 2, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Ali Sanchez on July 2, 2013.

New York Mets signed free agent Andres Gimenez on July 2, 2015.

New York Mets traded Will Toffey to the San Francisco Giants for Anthony Banda on July 2, 2021.

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Real Surprise: He's No Loser, This Young Met
The Tennessean, August 27, 1967
Tennessee sportswriter Bud Burns expresses surprise that the "hapless expansion" Mets (in their sixth season) have a quality player in Bud Harrelson. Burns doesn't seem to appreciate defensive skills. He says that Harrelson's "lowly" batting average "overshadows anything else he had ever done."
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Mark Carreon
Born: July 19, 1963
at Chicago, Ill.
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Years with Mets: 1987 - 1991

272 games. 21 hr, 65 rbi, 0.272
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All-Time Mets Leaders
Games Pitched
1. John Franco 695 Franco
2. Pedro Feliciano 484
3. Jeurys Familia 469
4. Tom Seaver 401
5. Jerry Koosman 376
6. Jesse Orosco 372 Feliciano
7. Tug McGraw 361
8. Armando Benitez 333
9. Bobby Parnell 329
10. Dwight Gooden 305
Aaron Heilman 305



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