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New York Mets signed free agent Brian Buchanan on August 25, 2004.

New York Mets traded Billy Wagner to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Carter and Eddie Lora on August 25, 2009.

Los Angeles Angels claimed Rob Zastryzny of the New York Mets on waivers on August 25, 2022.

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Says Grant: Seaver Is Forcing Me To Trade Him
New York Daily News, May 8, 1977
Daily News columnist Dick Young firmly sided with the team in its dispute with Tom Seaver in 1977, and played a big part in Seaver's decision to ask to be traded. We see one of his anti-Seaver columns here, plus a typically bizarre Basement Bertha cartoon by Bill Gallo and an article about manager Joe Frazier's many attempts to find a productive lineup.
Tags: Tom Seaver.


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Rafael Montero
Born: October 17, 1990
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1. John Franco 276 Franco
2. Armando Benitez 160
3. Jeurys Familia 124
4. Edwin Diaz 110
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6. Billy Wagner 101 Benitez
7. Tug McGraw 85
8. Roger McDowell 84
9. Francisco Rodriguez 83
10. Neil Allen 69



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