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New York Mets purchased Bill Connors from the Chicago Cubs on August 20, 1967.

New York Mets purchased Ray Burris from the New York Yankees on August 20, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Larry Bowa on August 20, 1985.

New York Mets traded Sean Henry and Jose Castro to the Cincinnati Reds for Jeff Conine on August 20, 2007.

New York Mets released Livan Hernandez on August 20, 2009.

New York Mets claimed Heath Hembree on waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on August 20, 2021.

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On The Path Of Hodges
Newsday, June 1, 1990
New Mets manager Bud Harrelson sees Gil Hodges as the role model for the kind of manager he'd like to be. Newsday's Steve Jacobsen looks back at Hodges, and speculates how Harrelson might handle a player like Darryl Strawberry differently than Davey Johnson did.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Gil Hodges, Davey Johnson, Darryl Strawberry.


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Ryan McGuire
Born: November 23, 1971
at Bellflower, Cal.
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Years with Mets: 2000

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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
2015 Game Results
05/11 Cubs 4, Mets 3 deGrom (L, 3-4)
05/12 Cubs 6, Mets 1 Syndergaard (L, 0-1)
05/13 Cubs 2, Mets 1 Torres (L, 1-2)
05/14 Cubs 6, Mets 5 Niese (L, 3-3)
06/30 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Niese (L, 3-8)
07/01 Cubs 2, Mets 0 Torres (L, 2-4)
07/02 Cubs 6, Mets 1 deGrom (L, 8-6)
2015 totals: 0 wins, 7 losses



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