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New York Mets purchased Dave Eilers from the Milwaukee Braves on August 18, 1965.

New York Mets traded Brett Butler to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Scott Hunter and Dwight Maness on August 18, 1995.

New York Mets claimed Yolmer Sanchez on waivers from the Boston Red Sox on August 18, 2022.

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Mets Ready to Swing Davis-for-Agee Deal
New York Daily News, December 14, 1967
With the trade deadline approaching, the Mets and White Sox are working on a deal that would send Tommy Davis to Chicago in exchange for former Rookie-of-the-Year Tommie Agee.
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Tom Veryzer
Born: February 11, 1953
at Port Jefferson, N.Y.
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Veryzer
Years with Mets: 1982

40 games. 0 hr, 4 rbi, 0.333
6 runs, 1 stolen bases


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