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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

Bud Harrelson Is No Joke To New York Mets' Foes
Zanesville Times Recorder, July 21, 1968
A wire-service article from 1968 profiles Bud Harrelson. It opens with some Henny Youngman style jokes about Bud's light weight and goes on to describe some of the good-natured ribbing that Harrelson gets from his teammates. Bud also discusses his approach as a leadoff hitter.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Hobie Landrith
Born: March 16, 1930
at Decatur, Ill.
Died: April 6, 2023 at Sunnyvale, Cal.
Landrith
Years with Mets: 1962

23 games. 1 hr, 7 rbi, 0.289
6 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1969 Game Results
04/25 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 1-2)
04/26 Cubs 9, Mets 3 Cardwell (L, 0-3)
04/27 Cubs 8, Mets 6 Koonce (L, 0-2)
04/27 Mets 3, Cubs 0 McGraw (W, 2-0)
05/02 Cubs 6, Mets 4 Gentry (L, 2-1)
05/03 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Koonce (L, 0-3)
05/04 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Seaver (W, 3-2)
05/04 Mets 3, Cubs 2 McGraw (W, 3-0)
07/08 Mets 4, Cubs 3 Koosman (W, 6-5)
07/09 Mets 4, Cubs 0 Seaver (W, 14-3)
07/10 Cubs 6, Mets 2 Gentry (L, 8-7)
07/14 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 14-4)
07/15 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Gentry (W, 9-7)
07/16 Mets 9, Cubs 5 Koonce (W, 4-3)
09/08 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Koosman (W, 13-9)
09/09 Mets 7, Cubs 1 Seaver (W, 21-7)
10/01 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Taylor (W, 9-4)
10/02 Cubs 5, Mets 3 Cardwell (L, 8-10)
1969 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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