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New York Mets traded Gary Bennett to the Colorado Rockies for Ender Chavez on August 23, 2001.

New York Mets released Brian Dozier on August 23, 2020.

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Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
1998 Game Results
05/04 Diamondbacks 4, Mets 2 Bohanon (L, 0-1)
05/05 Mets 9, Diamondbacks 1 Mlicki (W, 1-3)
05/06 Mets 8, Diamondbacks 2 Rojas (W, 2-0)
08/14 Mets 3, Diamondbacks 2 Reed (W, 14-7)
08/15 Mets 5, Diamondbacks 4 Reynoso (W, 4-0)
08/16 Diamondbacks 6, Mets 1 Nomo (L, 3-3)
08/22 Mets 9, Diamondbacks 4 Jones (W, 9-7)
08/23 Diamondbacks 4, Mets 3 Leiter (L, 12-5)
08/24 Diamondbacks 9, Mets 5 Yoshii (L, 5-7)
1998 totals: 5 wins, 4 losses



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