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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Redmen Steal No-Hitter From Yale
Newsday, May 22, 1981
Some have called it the greatest pitching duel in the history of college baseball, and both pitches were future Mets: Frank Viola for St. John's and Ron Darling for Yale.
Tags: Ron Darling, Frank Viola.


Randomly selected Met Player

Donn Clendenon
Born: July 15, 1935
at Neosho, Mo.
Died: September 17, 2005 at Sioux Falls, S.D.
Clendenon
Years with Mets: 1969 - 1971

281 games. 45 hr, 171 rbi, 0.267
125 runs, 8 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2009
Opponent W L T Pct.
Washington Nationals 10 8 0 .556
Florida Marlins 7 11 0 .389
Philadelphia Phillies 6 12 0 .333
Houston Astros 5 1 0 .833
San Francisco Giants 5 3 0 .625
Atlanta Braves 5 13 0 .278
Cincinnati Reds 4 2 0 .667
Colorado Rockies 4 3 0 .571
St. Louis Cardinals 4 5 0 .444
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 3 0 .571
Milwaukee Brewers 3 3 0 .500
Chicago Cubs 3 3 0 .500
San Diego Padres 2 5 0 .286
Boston Red Sox 2 1 0 .667
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 5 0 .286
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 5 0 .167
Baltimore Orioles 1 2 0 .333
New York Yankees 1 5 0 .167
Tampa Bay Rays 1 2 0 .333



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