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New York Mets claimed Jason Middlebrook on waivers from the San Diego Padres on October 5, 2000.

Manny Aybar granted free agency on October 5, 2005.

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Fearless in End
New York Daily News, June 15, 2017
Obituary of Jimmy Piersall, author of Fear Strikes Out and the Met who celebrated his 100th home run by running backwards around the bases. (He still went counter-clockwise, but he was facing in the opposite direction.)
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Randomly selected Met Player

Gil Flores
Born: October 27, 1952
at Ponce, P.R.
Flores
Years with Mets: 1978, 1979

81 games. 1 hr, 11 rbi, 0.213
17 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1997 Game Results
04/25 Expos 4, Mets 1 Jones (L, 3-2)
04/26 Expos 8, Mets 1 Mlicki (L, 0-2)
04/27 Mets 5, Expos 3 McMichael (W, 1-2)
05/26 Mets 4, Expos 3 Lidle (W, 3-0)
05/27 Expos 5, Mets 4 Clark (L, 5-3)
05/28 Mets 7, Expos 0 Jones (W, 9-2)
06/02 Expos 10, Mets 0 Clark (L, 5-4)
06/03 Mets 2, Expos 1 Jones (W, 10-2)
09/11 Mets 9, Expos 5 Reed (W, 12-8)
09/12 Expos 3, Mets 2 Crawford (L, 2-2)
09/13 Mets 9, Expos 6 Franco (W, 5-3)
09/14 Mets 1, Expos 0 Mlicki (W, 8-11)
1997 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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