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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

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.


Randomly selected Met Player

Bobby Smith
Born: May 28, 1934
at Hood River, Ore.
Died: November 24, 2015 at Hood River, Ore.
Smith
Years with Mets: 1962

8 games. 0 hr, 2 rbi, 0.136
1 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1968 Game Results
04/30 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Cardwell (W, 1-2)
05/01 Phillies 7, Mets 2 Taylor (L, 0-1)
05/02 Mets 3, Phillies 0 Ryan (W, 2-2)
05/22 Phillies 8, Mets 0 Cardwell (L, 1-5)
07/05 Phillies 3, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 7-6)
07/06 Mets 11, Phillies 6 Jackson (W, 2-3)
07/07 Phillies 4, Mets 3 Taylor (L, 1-2)
07/07 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Frisella (W, 2-3)
07/14 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 2-4)
07/14 Phillies 9, Mets 2 Frisella (L, 2-4)
07/15 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Ryan (L, 6-8)
09/20 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Seaver (W, 15-11)
09/20 Mets 5, Phillies 4 Koonce (W, 6-4)
09/21 Phillies 4, Mets 3 Selma (L, 9-10)
09/22 Mets 5, Phillies 2 McAndrew (W, 4-7)
09/27 Phillies 3, Mets 2 Taylor (L, 1-5)
09/28 Mets 3, Phillies 1 Koosman (W, 19-12)
09/29 Phillies 10, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 16-12)
1968 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses



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