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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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A Not-So-Grand-Slam Breaks Millan's Collar
Newsday, August 13, 1977
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Vinegar Bend Mizell
Born: August 13, 1930
at Leakesville, Miss.
Died: February 21, 1999 at Kerrville, Tex.
Mizell
Years with Mets: 1962

17 games. 0 - 2, 7.34
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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1986 Game Results
06/16 Mets 4, Expos 1 Sisk (W, 1-1)
06/17 Expos 4, Mets 2 Berenyi (L, 2-1)
06/18 Expos 7, Mets 4 Gooden (L, 8-3)
06/23 Expos 5, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 3-4)
06/24 Expos 6, Mets 2 Berenyi (L, 2-2)
06/25 Mets 5, Expos 2 Fernandez (W, 9-2)
08/01 Mets 3, Expos 1 Gooden (W, 11-4)
08/02 Mets 4, Expos 1 Aguilera (W, 5-3)
08/03 Mets 4, Expos 3 McDowell (W, 9-5)
08/08 Expos 5, Mets 3 Ojeda (L, 12-3)
08/09 Mets 10, Expos 8 McDowell (W, 11-6)
08/10 Mets 7, Expos 2 Fernandez (W, 13-4)
09/08 Expos 9, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 16-5)
09/09 Expos 9, Mets 7 Orosco (L, 6-6)
09/10 Mets 6, Expos 1 Darling (W, 13-5)
09/30 Expos 1, Mets 0 Darling (L, 14-6)
10/01 Mets 6, Expos 4 Orosco (W, 8-6)
10/02 Mets 8, Expos 2 Gooden (W, 17-6)
1986 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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