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New York Mets sold Don Bosch to the Montreal Expos on October 16, 1968.

Josias Manzanillo granted free agency on October 16, 1995.

Don Florence granted free agency on October 16, 1995.

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New York Daily News, February 5, 1970
It's spring training, 1970 and Bud Harrelson is a defending World Champion shortstop. In Dick Young's column, Bud reflects on his recovery from knee surgery in 1968 and how, as a minor league player attending a Mets game in San Francisco, he gained confidence when he witnessed his future mentor Roy McMillan make an error.
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