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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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Fernando Mania: 19-year-old phenom blazing a trail toward Shea
New York Daily News, March 2, 2008
Fernando Martinez never made it to Shea; the stadium didn't last long enough for that. He did make it to Citi Field, however, but he didn't last long either. His potential derailed by injuries, F-Mart would only play 47 games as a Met.
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Anthony Young
Born: January 19, 1966
at Houston, Tex.
Died: June 27, 2017 at Houston, Tex.
Young
Years with Mets: 1991 - 1993

101 games. 5 - 35, 3.82
146 strikeouts, 18 saves


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1969 Game Results
06/02 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Koosman (W, 2-3)
06/03 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Seaver (W, 8-3)
06/04 Mets 1, Dodgers 0 Taylor (W, 2-1)
06/13 Dodgers 1, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 3-4)
06/14 Mets 3, Dodgers 1 Seaver (W, 10-3)
06/15 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 DiLauro (L, 0-1)
08/22 Mets 5, Dodgers 3 Koosman (W, 11-8)
08/23 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Taylor (W, 7-4)
08/24 Mets 7, Dodgers 4 Koonce (W, 6-3)
09/01 Dodgers 10, Mets 6 Koosman (L, 12-9)
09/02 Mets 5, Dodgers 4 Gentry (W, 10-11)
09/03 Dodgers 5, Mets 4 DiLauro (L, 1-4)
1969 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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