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New York Mets selected Duffy Dyer in seventh round of free agent draft on July 2, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent Fernando Martinez of the New York Yankees on July 2, 2005.

New York Mets signed free agent Andy Green on July 2, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Amed Rosario on July 2, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Ali Sanchez on July 2, 2013.

New York Mets signed free agent Andres Gimenez on July 2, 2015.

New York Mets traded Will Toffey to the San Francisco Giants for Anthony Banda on July 2, 2021.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Says Grant: Seaver Is Forcing Me To Trade Him
New York Daily News, May 8, 1977
Daily News columnist Dick Young firmly sided with the team in its dispute with Tom Seaver in 1977, and played a big part in Seaver's decision to ask to be traded. We see one of his anti-Seaver columns here, plus a typically bizarre Basement Bertha cartoon by Bill Gallo and an article about manager Joe Frazier's many attempts to find a productive lineup.
Tags: Tom Seaver.


Randomly selected Met Player

Tom Sturdivant
Born: April 28, 1930
at Gordon, Kan.
Died: February 28, 2009 at Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sturdivant
Years with Mets: 1964

16 games. 0 - 0, 5.97
18 strikeouts, 0 saves


All-Time Mets Leaders
Runs Batted In
1. David Wright 970 Wright
2. Darryl Strawberry 733
3. Mike Piazza 655
4. Howard Johnson 629
5. Ed Kranepool 614
6. Carlos Beltran 559 Strawberry
7. Pete Alonso 544
8. Edgardo Alfonzo 538
9. Cleon Jones 521
Jose Reyes 521



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